The Intern Diaries: Japan's Cheerleading Grannies

Dateline reporter Dean Cornish talks about his story on Fumie Takino, a beer drinking, pizza eating 86-year-old cheerleader from Tokyo.

Dateline reporter Dean Cornish with 86-year-old cheerleader Fumie Takino. Source: SBS Dateline

In his most recent Dateline story, reporter Dean Cornish meets Tokyo local Fumie Takino, an 86-year-old cheerleader.

The film looks at Fumie’s squad of 55 and over cheerleaders – Japan Pom Pom – who are challenging assumptions about elderly life in Japan.

Listen to Dean's chat with Dateline intern Ebony Stansfield here:

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