Ishikawa Makiko has taken on various roles in the Japanese television industry, including host of variety shows, newscaster, sports commentator for events such as the Yokohama International Women’s Marathon. She is also renowned for being one of the few to succeed in interviewing women refugees in Afghanistan. After becoming the manager of Nippon Television Network’s (NTV) Broadcasting Department, she was appointed as the Director for NTV Events and Director for NTV training school. She has since then developed and trained many announcers, newscasters and sports commentators.
