Akira Ikegami

Akira Ikegami
Ikegami Akira in January 2015, visiting Moscow
Born (1950-08-09) August 9, 1950 (age 74)
Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
OccupationJournalist

Akira Ikegami (池上彰, Ikegami Akira, born August 9, 1950) is a Japanese journalist and author.[1][2]

Life and career

Ikegami was born in Matsumoto, Japan. He attended and graduated Keio University in economics,[3] and worked for NHK from 1973 to 2005, ultimately serving as the host of the network's news program for children, before resigning to work on a freelance basis.[1][4]

Ikegami is most known for appearing on numerous Japanese TV programs concerning news and current affairs as a host/commentator.[4][5][6] He has also worked as a professor and a lecturer for a number of universities including Meijo University and Tokyo Institute of Technology.[1][7][8]

Public profile

Ikegami has been ranked at or near the top as a critic, journalist and political commentator in numerous popularity surveys.[4] He was voted an "ideal boss" in a 2012 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company survey, with respondents citing his knowledge of current affairs and the ease with which he explains them.[9]

The Liberal Democratic Party included Ikegami as a potential candidate in a poll to determine potential candidates for the 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election, but Ikegami told the Nikkan Sports tabloid that he had no interest in running and that he had already agreed to cover the election for the Tokyo MX television station.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Member of the Committee (Journalist) - Akira Ikegami". Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Security firm gave instructions to photograph reporters in Henoko base area: source". Mainichi. April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "DEEP MODE Preparation - Akira Ikegami". Tokyo Institute of Technology. Nohara Laboratory. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Schreiber, Mark (October 20, 2018). "Conservative magazines set sights on Ikegami". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Akira Ikegami". TV Tokyo. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Japanese TV and Press delegation of Mr. Ikegami Akira visits the OICCI". OICCI. March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "President Kazuya Masu in conversation with Professor Akira Ikegami". Tokyo Institute of Technology. July 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Knowing the world, respecting the differences – " To understand global world through Islam "". Tamagawa Academy SGH Project Global Career Lecture Series. October 28, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Journalist Ikegami, actress Amami voted ideal bosses". Japan Today. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  10. ^ "池上彰氏「あり得ない」打診すでに断る". 日刊スポーツ. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 24 December 2013.