Takao Toshikawa is Chief Correspondent for
The Oriental Economist Report with responsibility for coverage of Japanese
politics. He is also founder and Editor-in-Chief of
Tokyo Insideline, a bi-weekly publication established in 1993 primarily
for Japan’s intelligence community.
Mr. Toshikawa is a well-known figure in journalist and policy-making circles in Japan, through his reporting,
book writing, and regular television appearances.
He's authored many books, including Kasumigaseki; The Secret of the MOF's Power; Japan-US Power
Line; Secrecy Fund of MOFA; Risk Management in Japan, and Power Game in Nagata-cho. He is a contributing
writer for the Daily Mainichi, the Evening Fuji, and Weekly Toyo Keizai. He is also a regular commentator
for TV Asahi.
Mr. Toshikawa began his work as a journalist in 1970 as a staff writer for The Weekly Post, one of Japan's
largest circulation magazines. He became a senior writer in 1976. Mr. Toshikawa was often dispatched to the US to cover American
politics.
Mr. Toshikawa is also a regular member of the Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan (FCCJ) and the Nihon Kisha
(Japan Press) Club.
Mr. Toshikawa studied English Literature at Sophia University. He lives in Tokyo with his wife, Yuki, and their
three boys.
