磯村尚徳さん死去　元ＮＨＫキャスター、９４歳

　元ＮＨＫニュースキャスターで外交評論家の磯村尚徳（いそむら・ひさのり）さんが６日、骨髄異形成症候群のため東京都内で死去した。９４歳だった。東京都出身。
　１９５３年、ＮＨＫに記者として入局。ワシントン支局長などを経て、７４年からニュース番組「ニュースセンター９時」の初代キャスターを担当した。９１年にＮＨＫを退局し、東京都知事選に出馬したが落選した。
　その後は、英語、フランス語など語学力を生かし外交評論家として活動。渡仏し、パリ日本文化会館の初代館長などを歴任した。９８年には長野冬季五輪開会式で総合司会を務めた。２０１１年、旭日中綬章を受章。主な著書に「ちょっとキザですが」など。（2023/12/13-23:07）

Hisanori Isomura, a distinguished Japanese journalist who broke new ground in television news communication as the inaugural anchor of "News Center 9" on public broadcaster NHK, died at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 6. He was 94.
   The cause of his death was myelodysplastic syndrome.
   Isomura joined NHK, formally Japan Broadcasting Corp., in 1953. Having served in various posts, including the chief of the Washington bureau, he became the anchor of News Center 9 when the news program was launched in 1974.
   In 1991, Isomura left NHK and ran in the Tokyo gubernatorial election the same year, though he was unsuccessful against the incumbent seeking re-election.
   During the later years of his life, Isomura primarily focused on his role as a foreign policy analyst, leveraging his proficiency in English and French. He also served as chief at la maison de la culture du Japon a Paris, or the House of Japanese Culture in Paris.