Tadaichi Hirakawa (平川 唯一, February 13, 1902 – August 25, 1993) was a broadcaster and radio instructor of English conversation courses for the NHK.

Nicknamed "Uncle Come Come,"[1] he was in charge of the popular radio program "English Conversation (Eikaiwa 英会話)"[2] from 1946 to 1951.

[3][4] He came from Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan and studied in the United States before World War II.

"[6]: p.220 After graduating from the University of Washington, he became an associate pastor at St. Mary's Episcopal Church (961 S. Mariposa Avenue) in Los Angeles,[7] working to promote Japanese and American culture, and in 1935 married Yone Takita, a native of Kanda, Tokyo, whom he met at the church.

During World War II, he was involved in the war-weary propaganda against American soldiers as the head of the broadcast team in the Division of the U.S.

[12] At the end of 1957, he was welcomed by Pacific Television (ja:太平洋テレビジョン), where he became the head of the translation department and then Vice President of the station.[6]: p.

[14] Hirakawa's youngest daughter, Mary Mariko Ohno, is a traditional Japanese music (naga-uta shamisen) and dance teacher.