Takehiko “Ken” Koyanagi

Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei
Commentator, “NIKKEI NEWS NEXT” show on BS TV Tokyo channel

Ken, based in Tokyo, is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience currently covering such fields as technology businesses, startup ecosystem, technology-related policy, cyber security and Indian economy. Prior to the current role, he served such positions as a member of Nikkei’s editorial board, Nikkei Asia Editor-at-large based in Southeast Asia and in India, the founding publisher of the Nikkei Asian Review (renamed to Nikkei Asia in 2020), and the Nikkei Silicon Valley bureau chief. His past interviewees include Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Steve Jobs, Robin Li, Jack Ma, Elon Musk, Larry Page, Masayoshi Son and Mark Zuckerberg.