Akio Fujii

Executive Chair of Editorial Board
Nikkei Inc.

Since he joined in 1985, he has held various positions with Nikkei, including being the Bank of Japan and Ministry of Finance correspondent, New York Bureau Correspondent, Chief Correspondent for economic affairs at Washington Bureau, London based Senior Writer and Washington Bureau Chief.

He has also served as Senior Editor for International News Department, Editor-in-Chief for Nikkei Asian Review (now Nikkei Asia) from 2015 to 2016, Senior Managing Editor, Head of Global News Operations from 2016 to 2017, Senior Editorial Writer from 2017 to 2020, Chair of Editorial Board from 2020 to 2024. He was elected to the board of directors of the International Press Institute (IPI) in 2024.

He covered issues related to global governance, economic policy and international finance. Fujii obtained his BA in Economics from Waseda University in Tokyo. He has authored, among others, Introduction for Japan’s Economy (2018 Nikkei), Ambition of Libra(2019 Nikkei), New Introduction for Japan’s Economy (2021 Nikkei), and The Bubble of Justice and Japan’s Economy (2023 Nikkei).