Naoki Inose (猪瀬 直樹, Inose Naoki, born 20 November 1946) is a Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer of literary figures such as Yukio Mishima and Osamu Dazai. He served as Vice Governor of Tokyo from June 2007 until becoming Acting Governor on 1 November 2012 following the resignation of Shintaro Ishihara.