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HirokoTabuchi

@jakeadelstein @Kishakishi Thank you! And let's catch up soon! about 2 hours ago via web in reply to jakeadelstein
@Kishakishi Interesting! And thanks for the shout-out.. about 2 hours ago via web in reply to Kishakishi
nigelfloyd Japanese director Kaneto Shindô, who made the extraordinary Onibaba (1964), has died at the age of 100. bit.ly/JUeNBc about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by HirokoTabuchi and 67 others
Follow @nickwingfield for updates from the @AllThingsD 10 conf, feat Apple CEO Tim Cook & other tech heavyweights #atd10 about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
@miocoxon Thank you!♥♥♥ So when can you meet? Will DM! about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to miocoxon
@alanatpaterra ..and see if stock performance correlates. about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to alanatpaterra
Yokohama now! Stopped by Nissan showroom to check out their new NY taxis.. @yurikageyama's take winnipegfreepress.com/business/nissa… twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/… about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
@alanatpaterra I understood that they had relatively more flexible recruitment policies from the outset? But pls correct me if I'm wrong.. 4:51 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to alanatpaterra
@alanatpaterra Many thanks & you're right, I think those companies are leading the way... 4:38 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to alanatpaterra
@bishopcw ツイートしていただき、ありがとうございます。 4:37 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to bishopcw
@twocutedogs @shogannai Thank you.. ヽ(；▽；)ノ 4:36 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to twocutedogs
nytimes For Japanese Job Seekers, Overseas Study Can Be a Deal Killer nyti.ms/JSDzBD 10:32 AM May 29th via The New York Times Retweeted by HirokoTabuchi and 203 others
Softbank to sell smartphones w/ radiation detectors. Comes in 8 colors! bit.ly/N22tm4 & reut.rs/KCne7b via @whsaito @jtnatsuko 7:43 AM May 29th via Tweet Button
@DeltaQSquared 何でも良いから、書いちゃえ！ 7:32 AM May 29th via web in reply to DeltaQSquared
@jtnatsuko まあ、日本では売ってないのでしょうがないかもですね。新潟タイムズと言われたことも... その分、ジャパンタイムズの方が伝わりやすい気がします 7:32 AM May 29th via web in reply to jtnatsuko
@jtnatsuko 私「ニューヨークタイムズの・・・」電話先の人「え？ああ、あのまわりが赤い雑誌ね」私「いえ、それはタイム誌でして．．．」<- 何回かありました #ドンマイ 7:19 AM May 29th via web in reply to jtnatsuko
@SD1inJapan @Rainer_Klute @giancarloflores @XxCyanexX @BryanKMcGowan @craighitchings Thank you, I'm safely back home now :) 6:51 AM May 29th via web in reply to SD1inJapan
On my bicycle, trying to beat the rain home.. was that thunder!? :( 5:46 AM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone
Marubeni of Japan to Buy U.S. Grain Merchant Gavilon for $3.6 Billion nyti.ms/JL89Pp 3:15 AM May 29th via Tweet Button
What a mess: U.S. DID / DID NOT send commandos to spy on North Korea warisboring.com/2012/05/28/con… @W7VOA's take: blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/… 12:50 AM May 29th via web

Name Hiroko Tabuchi
Location Tokyo
Web http://topics.nyt...
Bio New York Times reporter in Tokyo. Fan of cutting-edge tech, lit, art. Native of Kobe, Japan. LSE class of '00. Formerly at WSJ, AP.