Takashi Oka, journalist who interpreted Japan for US, dies at 96
By Ben Dooley New York Times,Updated December 19, 2020, 4:04 p.m.
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A photo provided via the Oka family archive shows Takashi Oka. Oka, a journalist who illuminated a rising Japan for American readers during a long career at The Christian Science Monitor and as the first Japanese-born Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times, died on Dec. 2, 2020, at his home in New York City. He was 96. (Oka family archive via The New York Times) NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY OBIT OKA BY BEN DOOLEY FOR DEC. 17, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. OKA FAMILY ARCHIVE/NYT
Takashi Oka, Journalist Who Interpreted Japan for U.S., Dies at 96
A former war crimes trial interpreter, he was the first native-born Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times and a longtime correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor.
Over six decades, mainly as a foreign correspondent, Takashi Oka reported from countries around the world. He was also a mentor to both Japanese and American journalists.Credit.Oka family archive
Dec. 17, 2020
Takashi Oka, a journalist who illuminated a rising Japan for American readers during a long career at The Christian Science Monitor and as the first Japanese-born Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times, died on Dec. 2 at his home in New York City. He was 96.