Yuji Abe

Yuji Abe (阿部 祐二) is a Japanese television reporter and actor. He is represented by Tender Pro.

Biography
He was born in Itabashi, Tokyo. He graduated from Yayoi Elementary School, Daiichi Junior High School, Koishikawa High School, and Waseda University Faculty of Political Science and Economics. His height is 185cm. His wife is professional golfer Masako Abe (maiden name: Isomura). Their eldest daughter Momoko Abe was selected as Miss Universe Japan in 2017 while working as a fashion model and tarento (celebrity). He currently lives in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.

He started his career as an actor in 1983 in the television drama Fukei-san wa Majo (Tokyo Broadcasting System) under the stage name Yuji Date (伊達 祐二), which he used during his early years as an actor. After appearing on the magazine Popeye as a model and acting in television dramas for around a decade, he turned to reporting starting with Big Morning (TBS).