Taro Kimura (journalist)
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is a Japanese veteran journalist who provides commentary and analysis with Yūko Andō on Japan's Fuji Television
Super News. He is also the managing director of Shonan Beach FM
, a community radio station.
broke out. His father was interned at Ellis Island.
Kimura majored in political science at Keio University
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Subsequent overseas postings included Beirut
(1974-1976), Geneva
(1976-1978), and Washington, D.C.
(1980-1982). Kimura was awarded the Hoso-Bunka Foundation Prize in 1986 for outstanding performance in newscasting, and the Vaughn-Ueda Prize in 1988, an award presented to the journalist whose works contribute to promoting international understanding.
In 1989, he moved from NHK to join Fuji TV.
In the course of his work, Kimura has interviewed notable figures such as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin
and U.S. President George W. Bush
.
In addition to his appearances on Super News, Kimura writes weekly columns for Chunichi Newspaper and Tokyo Headlines.
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
Super News. He is also the managing director of Shonan Beach FM
Shonan Beach FM
Shonan Beach FM is a radio station from Japan. It mainly broadcasts Jazz music but also incorporates Hawaiian Music, R&B and Classical music as well.Shonan Beach FM broadcasts on 78.9 FM and it was established on December 3, 1994...
, a community radio station.
Biography
Kimura moved with his family to New York soon after he was born, but had to return to Japan just before World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
broke out. His father was interned at Ellis Island.
Kimura majored in political science at 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...
.
Career
After graduating from university, in 1964, Kimura started work as a journalist at NHKNHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
.
Subsequent overseas postings included Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
(1974-1976), Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
(1976-1978), and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(1980-1982). Kimura was awarded the Hoso-Bunka Foundation Prize in 1986 for outstanding performance in newscasting, and the Vaughn-Ueda Prize in 1988, an award presented to the journalist whose works contribute to promoting international understanding.
In 1989, he moved from NHK to join Fuji TV.
In the course of his work, Kimura has interviewed notable figures such as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...
and U.S. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.
In addition to his appearances on Super News, Kimura writes weekly columns for Chunichi Newspaper and Tokyo Headlines.