Christel Takigawa holds her voice alarm clock.

Christel Takigawa voice alarm clock most popular item at Fuji TV charity event

Fuji Television’s online charity auction, which was held Aug 2-9, was flooded by bidders, willing to pay any amount to obtain personal items and other goods autographed by Fuji’s female announcers as well as athletes and TV celebrities.

At the top of the bid item list was a one and only alarm clock from Christel Takigawa of “News Japan,” priced at 350,000 yen. The clock frame is a photo image of the announcer with her autograph, and the alarm is no ordinary ringing tone but an actual recording of her voice. The content of the recording has not been disclosed – only the highest bidder gets to enjoy that privilege.

The popular announcer came up with the idea of this product, after “strategizing” with other staff to bring in as many bidders as possible.

But contrary to expectations, her biggest competitor in the auction was an announcer new to Fuji, Misato Nagano, who has been on air since March this year covering the weather report in “Mezamashi Terebi.” Her hair accessory was priced at 500,000 yen, but there were no bids. The 22-year-old was participating in the charity event for the first time. The bid price for other female announcers’ items ranged from 20,000 yen to 107,000 yen.

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caribjustice at 08:04 AM JST - 14th August

三十五万円? For a clock? Good thing it is for charity! What was final price after the bidding was over?
Sarge at 08:38 AM JST - 14th August

"( 350,000 yen )? For a clock?"

Something is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
kirakira25 at 11:48 AM JST - 14th August

I was more shocked by 500,000 for a hair accessory???!!!!
TokyoGas at 11:54 AM JST - 14th August

I hope the voice starts off laughing and says thanks for the doantion.
Weasel at 01:11 PM JST - 15th August

Didn't mention how much the coffee cup was going for.
BurakuminDes at 10:33 PM JST - 16th August

I'd be very happy to wake up to Christel's voice every morning...what a beautiful woman she is. Makes watching the yawn-inducing Japanese news a pleasure!
TokyoRoughGuy at 05:55 AM JST - 17th August

It's strange because she often looks half asleep.
dishdash at 01:01 PM JST - 19th August

Christel is such an Oba San, always with her frilly clothes...I am surprised she is so popular. I have seen a few better looking J-gal presenters than her. It must be this fascination that Japanese have with halfu.