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Mineko Okamoto

Mineko Okamoto (USJLP 2003, 2004) is a Public Editor at the Asahi Shimbun. She joined the company as a reporter in 1989, mainly covering social security and healthcare policy. She also has extensive experience in the city news section and local bureaus, reporting on a wide range of issues from crimes to government administration and elections. In 2024, seeking to bring new influence to the male-dominated decision-making structures within the media, she co-founded the Japan Women Journalists Association.