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Kaori Enjoji has 25 years of experience reporting on the world’s major economies for two of the leading sources of business news, CNBC and Reuters.

Over the years, viewers have come to expect Enjoji to ask the probing questions that underline her commitment to journalism since day one.

 

Access

From CEOs to the newsmakers of tomorrow, she has access to the best sources.

Passion

Combined with a passionate attention to detail, Enjoji delivers thought-provoking news from all corners of the world for television and print.  

versatility

Versatility

She easily transitions from the fast pace of breaking news to bespoke feature stories that are told through her own multicultural lens.

 
Honda’s legendary founder had a dream — not just to build cars, but an airplane. Meet the man who was sent to America on a secret mission to fulfill that dream.WATCH

Honda’s legendary founder had a dream — not just to build cars, but an airplane. Meet the man who was sent to America on a secret mission to fulfill that dream.

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A rendezvous with Japan’s richest man, Tadashi Yanai, as his retail empire spawns obstacles that even he didn’t see coming.WATCH

A rendezvous with Japan’s richest man, Tadashi Yanai, as his retail empire spawns obstacles that even he didn’t see coming.

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Predicting the advent of fuel-cell, plug-in and electric cars years before they entered the lexicon.WATCH

Predicting the advent of fuel-cell, plug-in and electric cars years before they entered the lexicon.

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Revered around the world for his business acumen and philanthropy, Kazuo Inamori talks to Enjoji during the height of the Dreamliner grounding to explain what went wrong.WATCH

Revered around the world for his business acumen and philanthropy, Kazuo Inamori talks to Enjoji during the height of the Dreamliner grounding to explain what went wrong.

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Glimpse inside one of the most reclusive nations in the world as entrepreneurs, investors and politicians eye Asia’s last frontier.WATCH

Glimpse inside one of the most reclusive nations in the world as entrepreneurs, investors and politicians eye Asia’s last frontier.

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Making complex business stories palpable for professionals and rookies everyday — unscripted and without teleprompter.WATCH

Making complex business stories palpable for professionals and rookies everyday — unscripted and without teleprompter.

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Governments are turning to the private sector for cybersecurity. See if Box founder Aaron Levie thinks your data is safe in the cloud.WATCH

Governments are turning to the private sector for cybersecurity. See if Box founder Aaron Levie thinks your data is safe in the cloud.

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Cruising in the new decade could mean three-wheeling it on Toyota’s experimental car.WATCH

Cruising in the new decade could mean three-wheeling it on Toyota’s experimental car.

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Drink milk. That’s how the woman called the Margaret Thatcher of Vietnam turned her company into the most recognized brand in Vietnam despite decades of political and social upheaval.WATCH

Drink milk. That’s how the woman called the Margaret Thatcher of Vietnam turned her company into the most recognized brand in Vietnam despite decades of political and social upheaval.

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Part of Emmy-nominated team for coverage of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster.WATCH

Part of Emmy-nominated team for coverage of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster.

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Education

M.Sc. in Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

B.A. in Political Science
International Christian University

Full Baccalaureate diploma
International School of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Languages

Bilingual in English and Japanese

Conversant in French and Dutch

Experience

CNBC TOKYO

Bureau Chief

2000 – 2016

 

Documentaries

  • Created “Wheels of Change,” CNBC Asia’s first documentary which accurately predicted the advent of fuel cell, plug in and electric cars as well as their impact on the auto industry.
  • Entered Myanmar before sanctions were lifted to air “Myanmar Calling,” which outlined the economic challenges and opportunities facing one of the most closed nations in the world.
  • Chronicled the making of the Honda Jet in North Carolina, the dream of the company’s legendary founder Soichiro Honda
  • Revealed the business acumen of the “Margaret Thatcher of Vietnam” as part of an entrepreneur series in Asia

Breaking news

  • Part of the Emmy-nominated NBC team for leading coverage of the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan
  • Entered Rohm’s factory in Thailand as it was flooded in 2011 to report on how it would cripple the global chip industry
  • Unrivaled access to CEOs as veteran reporter from the world’s largest auto shows, including Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo
  • First reporter for the channel to report live from Tiananmen Square during the National People’s Congress.

Features

  • Anchor of numerous “Managing Asia” programs, CNBC’s longest-running feature program. Personal highlight was access to business guru Kazuo Inamori as he grappled to rescue JAL during the height of the Dreamliner grounding.
  • Brought in and interviewed Softbank’s PEPPER robot live during Squawk Box to showcase how Japan is trying to lead in humanoid personal robots.
  • First to cook live on air with three-star Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten while discussing competition in the culinary industry 

Manager

  • Secured Tadashi Yanai, Japan’s richest man and Fast Retailing CEO, to personally accept the life-time achievement award at CNBC’s premiere awards event (ABLA) in Bangkok in 2015.
  • Negotiated the relocation of the Tokyo bureau at four locations, securing IT networks and coordinating logistics under extremely tight budgets
  • Hired and mentored cameramen, reporters and producers
  • Organized large, freelance production crews for the bureau and documentary teams traveling through the region

Moderator

  • Banking forum at the APEC summit in Vladivostok
  • World Travel and Tourism Summit meetings
 
 

REUTERS

Tokyo Correspondent

1990-1999

 
  • Filed for the print wire service, specializing in capital markets. Covered currency interventions, national budget, economic data, Bank of Japan policy. Edited economic copy.

London Correspondent

  • Filed for the print wire service on the foreign exchange desk during the creation of the euro.
  • Pioneered daily, live segments from London into TV Tokyo’s “World Business Satellite” program, Japan’s longest-running business program.

Reuters Financial Television

  • Reporter, producer and anchor when live TV coverage via trading screens was first started
 
 
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