David John Powers

Background

Powers, David John was born on April 12, 1948 in Poulton-cum-Spital, Cheshire, England. Son of William Corlett and Muriel Boughey (Jones) Powers.

Education

Bachelor honours, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England, 1970; Master of Arts honours, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England, 1972.

Career

Assistant information officer, COI, London, 1970-1972; language monitor, British Broadcasting Corporation, Reading, England, 1972-1975; broadcast journalist, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1975-1987, 92-94; seconded to, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation), Tokyo, 1980-1984; correspondent, British Broadcasting Corporation, Tokyo, 1987-1992; editor, British Broadcasting Corporation Japanese television, London, since 1994. Member of advisory panel Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Tokyo, 1991-1992. Analyst of Japanese politics Oxford Analytica, England, since 1992.

Achievements

• David John Powers has been listed as a notable Broadcaster, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (life, president 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, computing.

Connections

Married Toshiko Tanaka, January 8, 1983.

Father:

William Corlett Powers

Mother:

Muriel Boughey (Jones) Powers

Spouse:

Toshiko Tanaka