Takao Iwami

Takao Iwami
Born (1935-10-06)October 6, 1935
Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory
(present-day People's Republic of China, Dalian
Died January 18, 2014(2014-01-18) (aged 78)
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Nationality Japanese
Education Kyoto University's Law Department
Occupation political pundit, journalist
Years active 1958 - 2013
Spouse(s) Masako
Children Ichita (son), Daizo (son)

Takao Iwami (岩見隆夫 Iwami Takao, October 6, 1935 January 18, 2014) was a Japanese political pundit and journalist.

Life

Born in Dalian, he was brought up in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. After graduating from Kyoto University's Law Department, he joined the Mainichi Shimbun in 1958, where he held several posts, among them editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Sunday Mainichi, and, after his retirement in 2007, special advisor (since 2012).[1]

He died on January 18, 2014, of pneumonia, after battling liver cancer for some time.[1][2]

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