Atsuo Kaneko

Background

Kaneko, Atsuo was born on April 13, 1935 in Tokyo. Son of Shingo and Sumako (Fukuda) Kaneko.

Education

Bachelor in History, Tokyo U., 1958.

Career

City news reporter, Kyodo News Svc., Fukuoka, 1958-1960; reporter city news desk, Kyodo News Svc., Tokyo, 1960-1971; reporter foreign news desk, Kyodo News Svc., Tokyo, 1971-1972; Saigon bureau chief, Kyodo News Svc., Saigon, South Vietnam, 1972-1974; deputy editor foreign news desk, Kyodo News Svc., Tokyo, 1974-1977, 81-84; correspondent, Kyodo Washington (District of Columbia) Bureau, 1977-1981; bureau chief, Kyodo Washington (District of Columbia) Bureau, 1984-1987; deputy managing editor, Kyodo News, Tokyo, 1987-1990; director international department, Kyodo News, Tokyo, 1990-1992; executive director, Kyodo News, Tokyo, since 1992.

Achievements

• Atsuo Kaneko has been listed as a noteworthy News agency executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Atsuko Yamazaki, May 15, 1962. Children: Yuko, Kenji.

Father:

Shingo Kaneko

Mother:

Sumako (Fukuda) Kaneko

Spouse:

Atsuko Yamazaki

child:

Kenji Kaneko

child:

Yuko Kaneko