Akira Yamamoto joined Diamond in 2015 after graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University, becoming a writer for Diamond Weekly in 2016. He has covered areas such as the auto industry, the food and restaurant industry and the technology/IT/startup sector, as well as writing feature articles on caregiving, end-of-life planning, investment, universities, and consulting firms. Some of his major stories include: “Total Ranking of Restaurant Chains,” “Fiery-Hot Competition over Heated Tobacco Products,” “Startup 4.0,” “Retirement Benefits and Defensive Post-Retirement Asset Management,” “Exhaustive Comparison of Caregiving Services,” “New Hierarchy of Consulting Firms” and “EVs, Batteries, Semiconductors; the Most Powerful Card for Decarbonization.” He was a member of the rakugo club during his university years.
