Yuji Abe (阿部 祐二, Abe Yūji, born 14 August 1958)[1] is a Japanese television reporter and actor.

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 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, Date Yūji), which he used during his early years as an actor.

[2] 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).