Norio Minorikawa

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Norio Minorikawa (御法川 法男, Minorikawa Norio) (b. August 22, 1944), also known as Mino Monta (みのもんた), is a Japanese television presenter. On November 28, 2006, he set the Guinness World Record for the television host who had appeared live for the most time (21 hours, 42 minutes) during a week^[1] .

Mino Monta is from Setagaya in Tokyo. He graduated from Rikkyo High School and Rikkyo University. After a short stint in the conservative newspaper Sankei Shimbun, he was transferred to sister company Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967, where he worked as a radio announcer reading the news, covering baseball games, and hosting the late-night program Sei! Young. The name Mino Monta originated in the opening to another NCB program he hosted, "All Japan Pop 20." He left NCB in 1979 to work at his father's company in Aichi Prefecture, but continued to read the news as a contractor for Aichi Broadcasting.

He presents the Japanese version of the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and his own afternoon television programme, Omoikkiri TV ("Full Throttle TV"[1]), where he dispenses advice on lifestyle, health, and other things to his fans. He also presents Amazing Animals (どうぶつ奇想天外, Dōbutsukisōtengai) on Sunday evenings.

Minomonta currently lives in Zushi, Kanagawa and commutes daily between Zushi and central Tokyo.

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