James Simms is a Forbes contributor and freelance journalist in Tokyo, former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and former Scripps Journalism Fellow at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also a regular commentator on Japanese television and radio and former President of the Foreign Read moreCorrespondents' Club of Japan. In 2021, the University of Pennsylvania Press published the chapter he wrote entitled "The Road to Fukushima: A US-Japan History" in the edited volume "Legacies of Fukushima: 3.11 in Context."

Keizo Kay Yamamoto (a.k.a. K. K. Yam) is a tranquil rover and deliberate writer, weaving monologues, dialogues, and travelogues into the digital realm.

He also serves as an independent English-Japanese content editor, interviewer, translator, and subtitler. Since 2006, he has contributed to Read morenumerous media content production projects in Japan and globally under his digital media sole proprietorship Bluish Media (formerly BLUISH MEDIA OÜ | azure connexion, LLC).

Keizo is a native Japanese speaker and writer fluent in English (TOEIC score 950+), with proficiency in other languages. He pursued studies in Languages, Information Science and Management, and Multimedia Communications at universities and a graduate school in both Japan and the U.S. Before 2006, Keizo accumulated professional experience as an Airport Manager and Marketing Specialist at prominent global airlines based in the U.S. and U.K.

Having lived and worked in Japan, the US, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the EU, Keizo has visited over 600 airports across 85 countries and regions on 5 continents, flying with 100+ different airlines since the late 20th century. Currently based in Tokyo and Sapporo.

A user of XTM, Wordfast, memoQ, and other translation management tools.

Passed the Qualification Test for the Hokkaido Gov-certified Outdoor Nature Guide (2024)

Free to travel.

Business website and profile: 
https://bluishmedia.com
https://bluishmedia.com/editor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keizo-yamamoto-990132210/

I am Chunghsi Tu (杜宗熹). I'm a journalist based in Japan. I was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and now living in Japan. I have been engaged in media-related jobs for the past 10 years, including full-time, part-time and freelance reporting. I also have extensive interviewing experience in Taiwan, Mainland Read moreChina, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and other countries.

I have worked for the United Daily News in Taiwan and the Chinese-language media in Australia. I am currently a freelance writer for the Chinese Department of Voice of America (VOA) and a freelance writer for the Chinese Department of Deutsche Welle (DW).

Hama Kato is a journalist based in Fukuoka, Japan.

Experienced Japan-based journalist, work in print, radio and TV. Have reported on a wide range of topics for media around the world.

Carl Freire is a writer, translator (J>E), and editor based in Tokyo. He has worked as a trade magazine journalist in Osaka and for the Associated Press in Tokyo. While he is focused primarily on his work as a translator, he has continued to write, with work appearing in the Japan Times and other Read moreoutlets. His book translations include Koizumi and Japanese Politics (Routledge/University of Tokyo, 2010), One Hundred Fifty Years of Japanese Foreign Relations (JPIC, 2022), and International Politics and the Search for Peace (JPIC, 2023), among others.

Chris Page is a journalist based in Ōsaka-shi, Japan. Writing on a broad range of topics, such as current affairs, culture, society, literature, travel, and film, I have contributed to the BBC World Service, CBC (Canada) TV News 1, The Japan Times, Time Out Kyoto City Guide, The London News Review, Read moreKansai Scene, Tokyo Scene, The Gloucester Citizen, Kansai Time Out and various independent publications and websites. I have written commercial copy for many clients, including Sony and Thai Airways.
I am an experience editor and sub, with basic skills in graphics, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and illustration.
I have also published four books of fiction.

Niclas Ericsson is a videographer and editor based in central Tokyo, where he has lives since 2005. He does both video and still photography, but his main focus is filming corporate interviews and conferences; and editing of content for multinational corporate clients. He is used to working alone Read morebut will hire additional crew when required.

Irene Herrera, PhD(c) is a Cuban-Venezuelan documentary filmmaker and journalist based in between Tokyo and Miami. Among her non-fiction works are Kodo wa Awaseba (Gran Prix Expo Aichi Film Fest); Gaijin no Honne (2004); You Can Call Me Nikkie (2008); Women in Refugee: Stories from a Border (2009); Read moreCrossing Hispaniola (2010); Spirits to Enlightenment (2012-HotDocs) and Cracked Foundations a 28-minute documentary broadcasted on NHK World this year.  Irene has also been an active producer and director for the Lebanon and Japan chapters of the Global Lives Project. In 2008 she was a fellow at the Flaherty Film Seminar and in 2009 a Resident Professional at the Knight Center for International Media.  Her journalistic work has been published by The Japan Times, AFP, Al Jazeera Plus, CNNE, Globovision, MSNBC.com, Discovery Digital, NHK World, LinkTV, Center for Investigative Reporting and PBS Newshour. She has traveled to over 60 countries and gets by in 5 languages.

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Christopher Jue is a photo editor/photographer in Tokyo, Japan. 15 years photography experience in corporate photography and photojournalism. Currently freelance for Getty Images, European Pressphoto Agency, Associated Press, and Xinhua News Agency.

Stephen ROSS is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.

Ching Li is a versatile journalist who has been in the media for over 14-years, working across various mediums from newsprint, newswires, magazine and book publishing, TV broadcast news presenting and current affairs program producing. She has bylines in the Wall Street Asia Journal, Dow Jones Read moreNewswires, Barron's, online travel site CNN Travel, NHK World, the Straits Times Singapore and Channel NewsAsia, covering everything from business, politics to lifestyle and travel features.

Androniki Christodoulou is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. 
With many years experience photographing for international magazines and newspapers such as The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, etc.. Available for assignments in Greece and Japan. I shoot mainly photos Read morebut I can also shoot video (with mirrorless camera, gimbal, drone, etc.). My work varies from documentary style and photojournalism to environmental or studio portraits. My portfolio plus full CV can be viewed at www.androniki.com

I am an independent female documentary photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. Remotely work between my home country Indonesia and Japan. Accepting assignments worldwide.

My focus is human rights, gender issue, ethnic and culture.

Currently working as a contract photographer / videographer for Read morevarious leading medias and brands.

Portfolio : www.suchadeby.com

Julia Kim is a journalist based in Chuo City, Japan.

Hey all. 
I'm a Japanese-English bilingual independent journalist out of Tokyo, Japan. If you're based in America and you're tuned into public radio, you'll often hear my spots from Japan on NPR's newscasts. Aside from that, I hold regular agreements with clients like Reuters for audio and video Read morework, both live and pre-recorded/pre-filed. I also appear on Japanese television outlets as a sort of bilingual culture bridge.

I'm available for on-the-ground fixing and news production in any area of Japan. Visiting teams needing a coordinator will get top-notch service before they even get to the airport.
In front or behind the mic/camera, I'm perfectly comfortable (in both Japanese and English).
I'm also equipped with audio and video gear for most any occasion.

One last thing - although I don't cut my labor rates, I am intensely budget-minded and generally know where to find the good areas to cut here in Japan.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Nithin Coca is a freelance journalist who focuses on social and economic issues in developing countries, and has specific expertise in Southeast Asia. He is based partly in San Francisco, CA, Kyoto, Japan, and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Coca's feature and news pieces have appeared in global media Read moreoutlets including Al Jazeera, Quartz, Forbes Asia, SciDev.Net, Southeast Asia Globe, The Diplomat, Vice and numerous regional publications in Asia and the United States. Coca is actively looking for new opportunities

Julian Ryall is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mayumi Watanabe is a journalist based in Chofu, Japan. She is fully bi-lingual in English and Japanese. 
She has 15-years metals commodity coverage as a senior editor at Platts. Her coverage area extends throughout rare to base metals and had addressed their market price trends, fundamentals, Read moresupply issues, tariff and other political issues affecting markets.

Chester Mbekela is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.

Yuzuha Oka is a business/tech journalist based in Tokyo. Her current beat is climate and she co-hosts a weekly podcast on climate and business. 

She has contributed to BBC, Reuters, ABC, the Japan Times, Sydney Morning Herald among others. She has professional experience in radio, online, print, Read moreand video. 

She is fluent in English and Japanese. She is passionate about understanding human behavior and especially loves audio storytelling.

Paulomi Barman is a journalist based in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.
She has been working for the Indian News Media for the past 4 years and has recently shifted to Tokyo ( 2019 ). During her work experience in India, she has worked with emminent journalists like Rajdeep Sardesai, Rahul Kanwal, Read moreproducing and researching for their shows. She has worked on some major events like 2019 Indian Elections, Indian Budget etc.
While in Tokyo, she has given Live News reports as a Freelancer to CNBC-TV18, India Today and BILD( Germany ).

Linked-IN Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulomi-barman-21772277/

Erin is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan. She writes in variety of styles an on variety of topics for printed, online and broadcast media worldwide.  

She is specializing in setting up and conduction exclusive interviewed with a variety of sought after A-list celebrities, politicians, CEOs and Read moreother professionals, as well as doing war/disaster coverage for newspapers (Tohoku earthquake, for a major Russian-language newspaper called Vesti) and writing witty pieces on traveling, family, fashion, trends, etc. 

She has conducted interviews/written articles and/or acted as a "fixer" for members of the Johnny's Entertainment (a famous boy-band production company, known for their dislike to media outside their own cycle), GACKT (Japan's top rock singer), Saito Takumi (a known actor in Japan),  VITAS (a famous Russian singer), Backstreet Boys, Ne-Yo, Tom Cruise, etc. 

Erin works for printed media, online media and TV/films. She can take professional photographs and videos. 

More of Erin's published works are available upon request.

I am a British freelance journalist, National Council of Journalists trained. I was a local reporter, and then a features writer and business editor at Reed Elsevier for nine years. In Japan, my feature specialities are the business, manufacturing, management, maritime, motorcycling, and industrial Read moresectors. I provide highly detailed features, where understanding the nuts and bolts of the story is vital for discerning readerships.

Ali Noorani is currently a broadcast Specialist at NHKWorld Japan. 
Before, he was Agence France-Presse’s former correspondent in Tehran, where he covered a wide range of topics on the country. He has appeared on networks like France24 English, DW English, NPR, BBC, Al Jazeera English, etc. Read morethrough video, audio and text. 
He is also a certified English-Persian translator in Iran.