Noah Sneider

Noah Sneider is The Economist’s East Asia Bureau Chief. He primarily covers Japan, North Korea and South Korea. He also contributes to coverage of China, Taiwan, the Pacific and the Philippines and to broader thematic coverage of Asia. Prior to this he led the paper’s coverage of Japan as Tokyo Bureau Chief. He also covered Russia and Ukraine as Moscow Correspondent. Before joining The Economist, he reported for a range of publications, including The New York Times, Harper’s, and The Atlantic, among others. His work has been anthologized in the Best American Travel Writing series. He is the recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. He is a member of the third generation in his family to live and work in Japan and Korea.