Kosuke Takahashi
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is a Japanese journalist based in Tokyo, who writes in both English and Japanese. He currently works for Asia Times Online
, Jane's Defence Weekly
, Institutional Investor Magazine and Nikkei CNBC
Japan. Previously, he had worked for The Asahi Shimbun
and Bloomberg News as staff writer. He used the pen name at Bloomberg.
His comments on international affairs have appeared in worldwide articles such as those of the Christian Science Monitor, the Australian, the Taipei Times ,the Ukrainian Week , China's Xinhua News Agency and South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo.
The news media Takahashi has worked for:
Takahashi graduated from Keio University
with a B.A. in economics in 1993. After working for The Asahi Shimbun and Dow Jones, he studied at Columbia University
's Journalism School (J-School) and School of International and Public Affairs
(SIPA
), and graduated with Master of Science in Journalism in 2003 and Master of International Affairs in 2004.
Prior to joining the Asahi as a reporter in 1993, he worked for Baltimore Economic Development Corporation as an exchange trainee to a sister city program of Kawasaki City, and researched trade issues between the United States and Japan. He was awarded an Honorary citizenship of Baltimore
for his work in 1988.
Asia Times Online
Asia Times Online is a bilingual English‒Chinese, Internet-based newspaper covering geopolitics, politics, economics and business "from an Asian perspective"...
, Jane's Defence Weekly
Jane's Defence Weekly
Jane's Defence Weekly is a weekly magazine reporting on military and corporate affairs, edited by Peter Felstead. It is one of a number of military-related publications named after John F. T. Jane, an Englishman who first published Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships in 1898...
, Institutional Investor Magazine and Nikkei CNBC
Nikkei CNBC
Nikkei CNBC is a business and financial news television channel broadcast in Japan. It is owned primarily by CNBC Asia and Japanese media group Nihon Keizai Shimbun and TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation.- Current shows :...
Japan. Previously, he had worked for The Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
and Bloomberg News as staff writer. He used the pen name at Bloomberg.
His comments on international affairs have appeared in worldwide articles such as those of the Christian Science Monitor, the Australian, the Taipei Times ,the Ukrainian Week , China's Xinhua News Agency and South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo.
The news media Takahashi has worked for:
- Senior Writer at Asia Times Online, May 2004–present
- Tokyo Correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly, January 2009–present
- TV Commentator at Nikkei CNBCNikkei CNBCNikkei CNBC is a business and financial news television channel broadcast in Japan. It is owned primarily by CNBC Asia and Japanese media group Nihon Keizai Shimbun and TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation.- Current shows :...
Japan, March 2009–present (under his pen name Kosuke Goto) - Freelancer for Institutional Investor Magazine, January 2009–present
- Staff Writer at Bloomberg News, July 2005 - Sept 2008 (under his pen name Kosuke Goto)
- Staff Writer at RIM Intelligence Co, Feb 2004 - May 2005
- Intern at the Tokyo bureau of The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, May- July, 2002 - Copy Editor at Dow Jones Japan, 2000–2001
- Staff Writer at The Asahi ShimbunAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, 1993–1999
Takahashi graduated from Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
with a B.A. in economics in 1993. After working for The Asahi Shimbun and Dow Jones, he studied at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's Journalism School (J-School) and School of International and Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is one of the most prestigious graduate schools of public policy in the world. Located on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City, the School has 15,000 graduates in more than 150...
(SIPA
SIPA
SIPA may refer to* State Investigation and Protection Agency. a law enforcement agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina* Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique, a defunct French aircraft maker* Securities Investor Protection Act...
), and graduated with Master of Science in Journalism in 2003 and Master of International Affairs in 2004.
Prior to joining the Asahi as a reporter in 1993, he worked for Baltimore Economic Development Corporation as an exchange trainee to a sister city program of Kawasaki City, and researched trade issues between the United States and Japan. He was awarded an Honorary citizenship of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
for his work in 1988.