Tokyo, Japan
Through my extensive network of high-level contacts in government, industry and academia in Japan and across northeast Asia, I have delivered award-winning investigative coverage for The Wall Street Journal over two decades. I have deep knowledge of political, economic, security and business issues in Japan, Korea and China. I've interviewed Japanese prime ministers, Korean presidents and business leaders from around the region. I'm a fluent Japanese speaker. I've built and led teams under high pressure and tight deadlines, utilizing my excellent communication skills, strong analytical capabilities and creative approaches to problem solving.
Coverage of regional security issues, with a major focus on China, Taiwan and Japan. I explain complex issues in clear prose and graphics, using data and reporting built upon relationships developed with stakeholders in government, the military and academia. My work portfolio includes exclusive reporting on the development of the Chinese military, planning for a conflict over Taiwan and Japan's emergence as a regional military power. I was part of a WSJ team nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2023 for coverage of China.
Writing and editing coverage of Japan, including major events and trends such as the assassination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, a crisis in the Japanese business sector over quality control lapses and the gradual opening up to immigration. I was part of WSJ teams that won awards from the Society of Publishers in Asia in 2018 for excellence in explanatory reporting and coverage of breaking news.
Bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, covering North Korea and South Korea. I led the bureau during major news events such as the death of Kim Jong Il and the emergence of Kim Jong Un as his successor, as well as the sinking of the Sewol ferry in 2014 in South Korea.