Takashi Tachibana

Takashi Tachibana (立花 隆, Tachibana Takashi^?, born 28 May 1940, Nagasaki) is a Japanese independent journalist. Tachibana is known for his articles on Japanese social problems.

Tachibana graduated from the University of Tokyo, majoring in French literature. At one point he served in the magazine Bungeishunjū, however he only worked there for two years, quitting after being assigned to write articles about professional baseball. He returned to school at Tokyo University, during which time he wrote numerous nonfiction articles for the magazine Shokun!. Among the articles were ones on topics such as the Scientific Revolution, space travel, and crude oil.

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