Michael Zielenziger, born on June 28, 1955 in New York City, is an American journalist and author, and a visiting scholar at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Previously, he was attached to the Institute of East Asian Studies. He was the Tokyo-based bureau chief for Knight Ridder Newspapers for seven years, until May 2003. He has written extensively about social, economic, and political trends in Japan, K...
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Michael Zielenziger, born on June 28, 1955 in New York City, is an American journalist and author, and a visiting scholar at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Previously, he was attached to the Institute of East Asian Studies. He was the Tokyo-based bureau chief for Knight Ridder Newspapers for seven years, until May 2003. He has written extensively about social, economic, and political trends in Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. After September 11, 2001, Zielenziger also spent time in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Israel, covering the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
His 2006 book, Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation is a study of Japan's social mores and woes, with emphasis on troubled adolescents as well as other problems of contemporary Japanese society, such as hikikomori and parasite singles. The book also contrasts Japan with South Korea. Foreign editions have been released in Japanese and...
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