Bio
Spencer Cohen is a journalist based in New York on staff at The Asahi Shimbun. He was educated at Columbia University and The University of Tokyo and has been funded by the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the European Institute. He was previously based in Tokyo. Select writing and reporting below.
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Spencer Cohen is a writer in New York, previously based in Tokyo. He is on staff in The Asahi Shimbun’s New York Bureau, reporting on American society for the Japanese newspaper.
He grew up in New York and received a bachelor’s at Columbia University, followed by a master’s at The University of Tokyo. Previously, he received funding from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the European Institute, and the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation.
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