Yumiko Fukushima is a Japanese TV announcer and sports reporter who is most popularly known as the wife of the baseball player Ichiro Suzuki. Yumiko previously worked for the TBS TV as a reporter and an announcer. Fukushima came to fame after she married the baseball player Suzuki with whom he is about to celebrate several years of marriage.
People want to know more about Fukushima who is married to one of the most successful players in baseball. Despite that, there is very little information available about her life and background. In this article, we will get to know her better and more personally.
Caption: Japanese TV announcer Yumiko Fukushima
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Yumiko Fukushima: Early life, education, and career
Yumiko Fukushima was born on December 10, 1965, in Matsue, Japan, which makes her nationality a Japanese. There is no information available on her educational background and pursuits so far. However, before marrying the baseball star, she was actually a TV reporter for TBS TV.
Yumiko served on the TV network for several years as an announcer and as a reporter as well. She retired from her reporting career after she married and settled with her husband Ichiro Suzuki in 1999. Apart from that, she is also known for her generous behavior as she donated a huge amount of 1.25 billion dollars to the Japanese Red Cross as earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.
Yumiko Fukushima: Husband and personal life
Yumiko’s life came to hiatus after marrying and tying the knot with her baseball player husband Ichiro Suzuki. The couple officially married one another in the year 1999. They have been married for more than 17 years now yet they never revealed about how exactly they met. Many people speculate the possibility of their meet through an interview but the couple never confirmed anything on their part.
Yumiko and Ichiro after marriage moved to the United States and started living in Seattle. While Ichiro spent his time training and playing for New York Yankees, the couple spent their time in Seattle, and in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Japanese couple married at a small church in Santa Monica, California.
Caption: the couple were seen on the airport while departing for the States
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Yumiko Fukushima: Net worth
Yumiko Fukushima is certainly living a luxurious life with all the facility that a multimillionaire can get. Even though there is no concrete figure to give regarding Yumiko Fukushima’s net worth; we can easily guess her income to be in thousands of dollars.
Yumiko Fukushima’s husband Ichiro Suzuki being a major league base player has accumulated quite a net worth which is estimated to be above $50 million. Having such a huge net worth the couple is certainly living quite a life with numerous bungalows and houses scattered throughout the globe.
