Kimura, Taro

Toneko's brother, Taro Kimura, has for decades been one of Japan's leading broadcast journalists, anchoring the NHKTV nightly news and later the Fuji TV evening news. Kimura continues to work for Fuji as a senior news analyst. He also writes weekly columns for the"Tokyo Shinbun". In 1988, Kimura received the Vaughn-Ueda Prize, an award presented to journalists whose work contributes to international understanding. While Kimura is the author of 14 books in Japanese, this is his first book in English. Kimura is also the co-author of the Japanese version of "Dear Gloria". He and his wife Kazuko s...