Toshiki Hashimoto
@toshikihashimoto
Senior news editor specializing in Japanese-English journalism and global financial markets.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior editor with extensive experience in Japanese-English news translation, editing and newsroom leadership, currently heading the Japan translation desk at Reuters in Tokyo.
Over a multi-decade career I have covered macroeconomics, global financial markets, world news and sports, led the Japan desk in Toronto, contributed to Reuters' Tokyo Olympics coverage and improved digital engagement through data-driven story selection.
I have a track record of launching and localizing editorial products, training and managing teams, and optimizing content for online audiences — skills I bring to roles that require editorial judgment, cross-cultural communication and audience-focused strategy.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Editor
Thomson Reuters
Sep 2008 - Present (17 years 2 months)
Lead the Japan translation desk in the Tokyo bureau, editing and publishing translated news across macroeconomics, global markets and sports/entertainment while improving story selection using readership data to boost engagement.
Senior Editor
Overture K.K.
Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years 2 months)
Created and optimized pay-per-click ad copy for major advertisers, supervised and trained junior writers, and led localization and quality assessment for Yahoo's 'Panama' ad system launch.
Web Translator
Freelance
Aug 2004 - May 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Provided Japanese localization and translation for hotel and restaurant websites and performed SEO for the Japanese market to increase online visibility for international clients.
Content Producer
AOL Japan
Mar 2002 - Jun 2004 (2 years 3 months)
Managed news homepage content and led redesign of the News Channel, raising homepage CTR from 7% to over 10% and channel reach from 45% to 52%.
Editor / Writer
CNN Interactive
May 2000 - Feb 2002 (1 year 9 months)
Edited and translated sports and entertainment content for CNN Japan, supervised writers and produced Olympic and Oscar specials that achieved record page views (over 1M/day).
Staff Writer
Jiji Press
Apr 1993 - Mar 1998 (4 years 11 months)
Reported police and regional news, covered the 1994 Matsumoto sarin attack and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, producing widely read coverage including Olympic ice hockey features.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Human Academy
Certificate, Japanese Language Teaching
2024 - 2025
Completed a 420-hour Japanese language teacher training course between April 2024 and May 2025.
Ritsumeikan University
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations completed between 1989 and 1993.
Otemae High School
High School Diploma, High School
1985 - 1988
Attended Otemae High School from 1985 to 1988.
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