Tase Yasuhiro

Political journalist. Born in 1944 in Heilongjiang province in China. Joined the newspaper company Nikkei after graduating from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics, with a degree in political economy. Published works include Kokka to seiji: Kiki no jidai no shidōsha zō. (State and Politics: Profiles of Leaders in an Age of Crisis) and Shimakura Chiyoko to iu jinsei (The Life of Shimakura Chiyoko).