Kisen Oyama, a student at Osaka University, has been appointed the new weather reporter for ABC TV's evening news program "news Okaeri" (Monday to Friday, 3:40 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Kansai local).
Oyama was born on October 28th, 2002, and is 22 years old and from Osaka Prefecture. She is a fourth-year student studying health science at Osaka University's School of Medicine, and was selected as the weather reporter for the program through an audition. She will be in charge of Thursdays from April. "One of my hobbies is stargazing, and when I joined my current agency, I had hopes of becoming a weather presenter. When I heard I passed the audition, I was so surprised that I shouted out loud. I'm happy that my goal has now been realized," she revealed.
Oyama also said that she would like to "study sleep medicine in graduate school" in the future. "I'm interested in meteorological illness. I myself suffer from it, but for example, some people get headaches and feel fatigued on days with low pressure. I think there are many people who are troubled by these symptoms, so I would like to provide information that will help ease the anxiety of those who are suffering, even just a little, by telling them, 'The weather is like this today, so you may experience these symptoms.'"
