Staff Writer, Nikkei Asia
Mayuko Tani is a Staff Writer at Nikkei Asia, the flagship English-language publication of the Nikkei media group, which is one of the largest and most respected business media organizations in Asia. Based in Singapore, Mayuko covers business and economic developments across Southeast Asia, with particular expertise in fintech, ASEAN regional cooperation, real estate markets, logistics, immigration technology, and sustainability finance. Her reporting reaches a global audience of business leaders, investors, and policymakers who rely on Nikkei Asia for authoritative coverage of the economic forces shaping the Asia-Pacific region. Mayuko graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious private universities, before building her journalism career covering Asian business from Singapore’s position as a regional media hub. Her work on DealStreetAsia and Nikkei Asia tracks everything from startup funding rounds and corporate strategy to government policy and cross-border trade dynamics. Mayuko’s bilingual capabilities in Japanese and English, combined with her base in Singapore, position her uniquely to cover the economic relationships between Japan and Southeast Asia, a corridor of growing importance as Japanese companies invest heavily in the region’s digital economy, infrastructure, and sustainability initiatives.
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