Jekaterina (Katya) Golubkova serves as a Tokyo-based chief correspondent for Reuters, where she focuses on the critical intersections of commodities and energy security. Her professional portfolio covers a diverse range of topics, including Japan’s diplomatic strategy to maintain stable ties with energy suppliers while diversifying its portfolio, as well as the nation’s strategic move toward returning to nuclear power.
Before her current role, Golubkova led a multilingual team dedicated to covering the Russian economy and business sector. Her work in that capacity included extensive reporting on Western-imposed sanctions and the complexities of OPEC cooperation. She is a recipient of the 2022 Reuters Journalists of the Year Award.
A Latvian national, Golubkova is multilingual, speaking Russian and Japanese in addition to her professional English coverage. She remains a significant contributor to the news organization’s reporting on the ongoing war in Ukraine.
