Naomi Hirahara

Naomi Hirahara
Hirahara in 2011
Born1962 (age 6263)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, journalist
Alma materStanford University,
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
GenreMystery fiction, non-fiction
Years active1990s–present
Notable awardsEdgar Award
Website
naomihirahara.com

Naomi Hirahara (Japanese: 平原 直美, born 1962) is an American mystery writer and journalist. She edited the largest Japanese-American daily newspaper, Rafu Shimpo, for several years. She is currently a writer of both fiction and non-fiction works and the Edgar Award-winning Mas Arai mystery series.