Motoko Rich

Motoko Rich is Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times, where she covers Japanese politics, society, gender, and the arts. She was born in 1969 to a Japanese mother.  

Motoko is a graduate of Yale University and Cambridge University. She joined The New York Times as a reporter in 2003. 

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Motoko Rich Wiki, Age, And Family

Currently, Motoko Rich is not featured on Wikipedia.

According to her birthdate, she is 52 years old.

Rich was born in 1969 to a Japanese mother and American father. Motoko Rich recently lost her father to COVID-19. She lived in Japan with her family. Later, they moved back to California in her fourth grade.

She is an American journalist from Petaluma, Calif. Ms. Rich specializes in writing Japanese social issues and topics. She went to Yale University and Cambridge University.

Ms. Rich On Twitter

The New York Times reporter; Motoko Rich is on Twitter as @motokorich. Rich has her Twitter verified with a decent  40k followers.

Motoko joined Twitter in June 2009. She is quite active on Twitter. As of March 2021, she has shared over 18k tweets.

Thanks to @NorikoHayashi_ for accompany me on a walk last month to hunt for flowers

— Motoko Rich (@motokorich) February 20, 2021

10 Facts About Motoko Rich

1. Motoko Rich is NYT Tokyo bureau chief currently based in Japan.
2. She likes Japanese food.
3. Ms. Rich grew up in New Jersey, Tokyo, and Northern California.
4. She graduated from Yale University and Cambridge University.
5. Rich has been working relentlessly for The New York Times since she joined as a reporter in 2003. She has been with The times for over 18 years now.
6. Her journalism career started at The Financial Times in London. She has also worked at The Wall Street Journal for six years in Atlanta and New York.
7. Ms. Rich has posted over 18k tweets over the course of 12 years. She tweets as @motokorich. 
8. She is also active on Instagram with a verified account, having over 2.5k followers.
9. Her favorite movie is Spirited Away.
10. When she is off her work – she likes to kill time binge-watching and reading books, especially novels. Her favorite book is “Jacob Have I Loved” by Katherine Paterson.