Yasuhiko Ota
Editorial Writer & Senior Staff Writer, International News Dept., Nikkei Inc.
Born on February, 1961 in Tokyo
Graduated from Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Majored in Physical Chemistry. Finished graduate school course of Night Science Journalism Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
| 1985 | Joined Nikkei Inc. as staff writer of Science & Technology News Department |
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| 1994-1998 | Washington DC correspondent. Reported on economic policy of the Clinton administration, mostly on US-Japan trade disputes and WTO negotiations |
| 1998-2000 | Senior staff writer, Economic News Department, Tokyo. Covered international trade issues, monetary markets, and monetary policy of the Bank of Japan |
| 2000-2003 | Frankfurt Bureau Chief |
| 2004- | Editorial writer and Senior staff writer, International News Department |
