Norimitsu Onishi
Norimitsu Onishi became San Francisco bureau chief for The New York Times in April 2012. Previously, he had been a foreign correspondent for nearly 14 years, serving as Jakarta bureau chief between 2009 and 2012, Tokyo bureau chief between 2003 and 2009, and West Africa bureau chief between 1998 and 2002.
In 2011, Mr. Onishi was part of a team whose coverage of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
Mr. Onishi joined The Times in December 1993. He was a reporter for the Metropolitan section, where over the course of five years he covered City Hall, served as Queens bureau chief, and worked as a rewrite and police reporter.
Prior to joining the paper, Mr. Onishi worked as a business reporter for The Detroit Free Press where he was assigned to a team of reporters covering the automobile industry.
Born near Tokyo, Mr. Onishi grew up in Montreal, Canada, and is fluent in Japanese and French. He received a B.A. in politics from Princeton University in 1992.
Articles
Quarantine for Ebola Lifted in Liberia Slum
The president of Liberia had rejected the advice of Ebola experts in quarantining the West Point neighborhood, a move that resulted in deadly clashes.
August 30, 2014, Saturday
As Ebola Grips Liberia’s Capital, a Quarantine Sows Social Chaos
Monrovia has become, in a few short weeks, a major focal point of the epidemic, with the outbreak overwhelming the government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
August 29, 2014, Friday
Liberian Boy Dies After Being Shot During Clash Over Ebola Quarantine
The boy, Shakie Kamara, 15, died of bleeding and hypothermic shock after being shot in the legs when soldiers fired into a crowd trying to leave a quarantined area in Monrovia, Liberia.
August 22, 2014, Friday
Clashes Erupt as Liberia Sets an Ebola Quarantine
Soldiers and the police blocked roads to a neighborhood of tens of thousands of people in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, and residents hurled rocks and stormed barricades trying to break out.
August 21, 2014, Thursday
Credentials Put in Doubt, Lawmaker Steps Down
Pallo Jordan, a veteran anti-apartheid politician, resigned from Parliament after a newspaper reported that he had lied about his academic credentials.
August 13, 2014, Wednesday
Oscar Pistorius Lawyers, in Closing Argument, Say Murder Charge Is Too Strong
Lawyers finished their formal submissions, and the case against the double-amputee sprinter was handed over to Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa for a verdict.
August 9, 2014, Saturday
Final Arguments in Pistorius Murder Trial Begin
Both sides in the trial of the athlete Oscar Pistorius are summarizing their cases before handing over the case to the presiding judge.
August 8, 2014, Friday
From Apartheid-Era Jail Cell to the Bench in Pistorius Case
Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa is a rarity in the South African judicial system, and she sits at the intersection of two powerful problems: violence against women and racial tensions.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
Honoring a Filmmaker in the Shadow of Apartheid
Although he did not oppose apartheid, Tonie van der Merwe created movies exclusively for blacks, launching the careers of many actors and technicians in the ’70s and ’80s.
July 30, 2014, Wednesday
Mamphela Ramphele, Veteran of Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Quits Politics
Ms. Ramphele’s party, Agang, had failed spectacularly in South Africa’s general elections in May, picking up a mere two seats.
July 10, 2014, Thursday
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