Noah Sneider

Background

About Noah Sneider

Noah Sneider is the East Asia Bureau Chief for The Economist. He primarily covers Japan, North Korea and South Korea. He also contributes to coverage of China, Taiwan, the Pacific and the Philippines and to broader thematic coverage of Asia. Prior to this he led the paper’s coverage of Japan as Tokyo Bureau Chief. He was previously a correspondent in Russia and Ukraine. His writing has also appeared in Harper’s, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Republic and Slate, among others. He has also appeared as a commentator for radio and television, contributing to CNN, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been anthologized in the Best American Travel Writing series. He is the recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. He is also a Fellow ('24/'25) with the US-Japan Leadership Program. He is a member of the third generation in his family to live and work in Japan and Korea.