Tokudane!

Tokudane!
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
Production
Running time	115 minutes
Release
Original network	Fuji TV
Original release	1 April 1999
Website

Tokudane! (とくダネ！) is a weekday morning news program airing on Fuji TV in Japan. It was first broadcast on 1 April 1999, and currently airs from 08:00 to 09:55 Mondays to Fridays.

Presenters

Main presenters

• Tomoaki Ogura
• Shinsuke Kasai
• Rei Kikukawa
• Chumei Maeda (show-biz reporter)
• Takeshi Amatatsu (weather)

Past presenters

• Kyoko Sasaki
• Minako Nakano

Regular commentators

• Dave Spector (Wednesday)

Notable past commentators

• Kaori Manabe
• Kazuhide Uekusa

Theme music

Opening and ending theme: "Tubthumping" (Chumbawamba, since October 2012)

Past

• April 1999 to March 2003: "Veronica" (Elvis Costello)
• April 2003 to September 2005: "Shout to the Top!" (opening) / "My Ever Changing Moods" (ending) (The Style Council)
• October 2005 to September 2007: "Don't Get Me Wrong" (The Pretenders)
• October 2007 to March 2009: "We Built This City" (Starship)
• April 2009 to March 2011: "Invisible Touch" (Genesis)
• April 2011 to March 2012: "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Belinda Carlisle)
• April 2012 to September 2012: "Tell Her About It" (Billy Joel)

External links

• Official website (Japanese)