Mariko Oi

Mariko Oi (大井 真理子, Ōi Mariko; born 14 December 1981) is a Japanese bilingual journalist based in Singapore, who has worked for the BBC since 2006, when she became the network's first Japanese reporter.

She regularly presents Newsday and Business Today (formerly Asia Business Report) on BBC News Channel, which is broadcast to more than 400 million households worldwide, business segments on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. As of 2021, she is the Asia Business correspondent.