William Sposato


William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. He is also the co-author of a 2021 book on the Carlos Ghosn affair and its impact on Japan.

Articles by William Sposato
People mourn former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing
People mourn former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing
(From left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(From left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda
Japan's foreign minister meets with Ukraine's ambassador
Japan's foreign minister meets with Ukraine's ambassador
People line up for COVID-19 testing in Tokyo.
People line up for COVID-19 testing in Tokyo.
People receive food from a nonprofit in Tokyo.
People receive food from a nonprofit in Tokyo.
Yoshimasa Hayashi, set to become Japan's new foreign minister, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 10.
Yoshimasa Hayashi, set to become Japan's new foreign minister, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 10.
Fumio Kishida after being elected head of the LDP
Fumio Kishida after being elected head of the LDP
Then-Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga bows.
Then-Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga bows.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (right) sits next to a monitor displaying a virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (top left), Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison (bottom left), and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (bottom right), in Tokyo on March 12.
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (right) sits next to a monitor displaying a virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (top left), Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison (bottom left), and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (bottom right), in Tokyo on March 12.
A man searches through earthquake rubble in Japan.
A man searches through earthquake rubble in Japan.
The National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
A screen showing Joe Biden in Tokyo
A screen showing Joe Biden in Tokyo