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Takahashi Kosuke
Takahashi Kosuke is Tokyo Correspondent for The Diplomat.
Takahashi Kosuke is former Tokyo Correspondent for Janes Defence Weekly and former editor-in-chief of HuffPost Japan. He also was a former staff writer at The Asahi Shimbun and Bloomberg.
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 and School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and graduated with Master of Science in Journalism 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.

January 17, 2024
US Forces Japan Join JSDF Earthquake Relief Efforts
By Takahashi Kosuke

January 13, 2024
Why Japan Needs Its Own Version of FEMA
By Takahashi Kosuke

January 04, 2024
China Sets Record for Activity Near Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in 2023
By Takahashi Kosuke

December 29, 2023
Japan Eases Rules on Lethal Weapon Exports
By Takahashi Kosuke

December 22, 2023
Japan Approves 16.5% Increase in Defense Spending for FY2024
By Takahashi Kosuke

December 14, 2023
Japan-Italy-UK Joint Fighter Program Takes a Step Forward With New Treaty
By Takahashi Kosuke

December 09, 2023
Is the Osprey Safe?
By Takahashi Kosuke

November 30, 2023
1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan
By Takahashi Kosuke

November 23, 2023
MHI Is Riding the Wave of Japan’s Boom in Defense Spending
By Takahashi Kosuke

November 14, 2023
A Message to Kim Jong Un From Mother of Japanese Girl Abducted by North Korea in 1977
By Takahashi Kosuke

November 08, 2023
With Joint Fighter on the Horizon, Japan, UK Agree to Further Strengthen Bilateral Defense Ties
By Takahashi Kosuke
