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.