Mizushima Makoto

News commentator at Jiji Press. Born in 1967 in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from Waseda University and joined Jiji Press in 1991, assigned to domestic politics. Has covered the Prime Minister’s Office, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other political beats. Served as Jiji’s Kōchi Bureau chief and political editor before assuming his current position in October 2020.