Tamami Kawakami (born 1986) is a Japanese journalist and reporter for The Mainichi Newspapers. After graduating from Waseda University, she joined Mainichi in 2008, covering domestic affairs before serving as New Delhi bureau chief from 2022 to 2025, where she reported on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. Her work focuses on conflict, international affairs, and the lives of women and civilians in regions affected by political upheaval. As a member of the reporting team behind the investigative series "Questioning Privilege: Sixty Years of the U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement," she received the 26th Japan Newspaper Workers' Union Journalism Award. Her best-known book, "The World of the Taliban: Girls in Secret Schools," draws on years of on-the-ground reporting to portray the realities of life under Taliban rule and the determination of girls who continue to pursue an education despite severe restrictions.
