Sawako Agawa

Sawako Agawa (阿川 佐和子) is a Japanese author and television personality.

Early life
Sawako was born in Tokyo on the first of November 1953. Her father is the novelist Hiroyuki Agawa; and her elder brother Naoyuki Agawa is also a writer. Naoyuki is a former diplomat who, since 1999, has been a professor of law at Keio University.

After graduation from Toyo Eiwa high school, Sawako entered Keio University, studying Western historiography.

Career
Sawako Agawa started her career in Japanese television, first as a reporter, then as a news reader. As she made a name as an essayist -- she has won two awards for her writing -- she has gone on to appear on a variety of programs: talk shows, quiz programs, interview shows, and the like. She is a regular on Bīto Takeshi No TV Takkuru, (Beat Takeshi's TV Tackle, a humorous political discussion show, where she co-stars with Yōichi Masuzoe)