Yuka Hayashi

Yuka Hayashi is a Washington-based Vice President at The Asia Group and a member of the firm’s Japan Practice. Leveraging decades of experience as a journalist in Japan and the US, Yuka oversees the team’s research and analytical work.

Yuka was a journalist for The Wall Street Journal for two decades. From Washington, she covered economic and trade policy under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Between 2004 and 2015, she was a Journal correspondent in Tokyo, where she observed Japan’s economy, society and East Asian geopolitics. 

Yuka’s work as a journalist was recognized by various press organizations, including the National Press Club, Gerald Loeb Awards and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Previously, she worked at Dow Jones and Reuters in New York and Tokyo. 

She has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Waseda University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.