Gearoid Reidy

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief.

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PM Takaichi meets British rock band group Deep Purple

Bloomberg Opinion

Iran Risks Are Smoke on the Water for Takaichi

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Iran Risks Are Smoke on the Water for Takaichi

PM Takaichi meets British rock band group Deep Purple

April 12, 2026

April 12, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Has the Death of the Department Store Reached Japan?

Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya to close

April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Are Japan’s Youth Really in ‘Investment Poverty’?

University Students Attend A Job Fair

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

A Nintendo Cinematic Universe Can Learn From Marvel

JAPAN-COMPUTERS-GAMES-NINTENDO

March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Japanese X Is Now America’s Favorite Corner of the Internet

An anime fan celebrates the Independence

March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Japan’s ‘Singles Tax’ Is Just One Battle After Another

JAPAN-ECONOMY

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Takaichi Will Walk a Diplomatic Tightrope in Washington

US President Donald Trump in Japan

March 15, 2026

March 15, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

We Have to Stop Discussing Japan’s Birthrate Like This

International Day of Older Persons in Japan

March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

How ‘Pokemon’ and ‘Resident Evil’ Rewrote Gaming History

Composite image of Pikachu from Pokemon and Leon from Resident Evil for Bloomberg Opinion

March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Beyond Bidets Lies the Overlooked Plumbing of AI

JAPAN-US-LIFESTYLE-BUSINESS-TOILETS-TOTO

February 26, 2026

February 26, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Paddington, Pints and the Art of Modern Diplomacy

Hiroshi Suzuki

February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Hello, Kitty — Japan’s $20 Billion Cat Boom

Giant 3D Digital Cat Projected Over Billboard In Tokyo

February 18, 2026

February 18, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Give Everyone in Japan a Subscription to Claude

International Robot Exhibition Is Held

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Sanae Takaichi Is Not Who You Think She Is

JAPAN-POLITICS

February 8, 2026

February 8, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Takaichi Needs More Than Her Winning Personality

Japan’s Takaichi Set for Resounding Election Win

February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Get Ready for the Other TDS: Takaichi Derangement Syndrome

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi At An Election Rally In Saitama

February 3, 2026

February 3, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Nintendo Investors Should Focus on Mario, Not Memory

Inside Tokyo Game Show

January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Sony Switches Off the TV and That’s Just Fine

Sony Trinitron colour television receiver, c 1970.

January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy

Mrs. Watanabe Gets a Pink-Haired Makeover in FX Anime

JAPAN-ECONOMY

January 26, 2026

January 26, 2026

OpinionGearoid Reidy and Daniel Moss

Japan Is Getting Creative With Its Response to the Weak Yen

Dollar hits 2-month low in Tokyo