Japanese Speaking Freelance Journalists

Guy De Launey

Guy has been a broadcast journalist since 1995. Initially based in London, he worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service, BBC World TV and BBC 6 Music in a variety of roles including presenter, reporter and producer....

Belgrade, Serbia

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Zack Baddorf

I'm a journalist and filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience producing award-winning stories in more than 30 countries, including Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the West Bank, Kashmir, and Iraq, as well...

New York, United States of America

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James Simms

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...

Setagaya City, Japan

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Ching Li Tor

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...

* Bunkyō-ku, Japan

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Jeyup "Jay" Kwaak

Jay is a Seoul- and Tokyo-based reporter with 10+ years of experience covering everything from North Korea and corporate whistleblowers to contemporary art and a sit-down interview with BTS. His works have appeared in...

Seoul, South Korea

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Gavin Blair

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

Tokyo, Japan

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Kirk Spitzer

Tokyo Correspondent for USA Today, and Tokyo-based freelance journalist. Experienced in print, broadcast and online journalism. Specialising in defense, national security, international relations, business and economics....

Tokyo, Japan

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Irene Herrera

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);...

* Bunkyō-ku, Japan

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Loren Couse

I am a journalist based in Shenzhen, China, located in close proximity to both Hong Kong and Guangzhou. I have over 3 years experience.

Tainan City, Taiwan

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James Carstensen

Graduate law student (Juris Doctors) with four years of geopolitics and legal journalism and case reporting experience, and seven years of legal research and paralegal experience, with a network of contacts in E.U....

Cologne, Germany

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Hayat Norimine

I'm a multimedia journalist based in Seattle, Wash., working for Seattle Met magazine. While I'm primarily a writer interested in covering in-depth features, I also have experience with audio reporting, video production...

Seattle, United States of America

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John Matthews

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...

* Bunkyō-ku, Japan

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Keizo Kay Yamamoto

K. K. Yam (Keizo Kay Yamamoto) is a quiet traveler and slow writer, who marks monologues, dialogues, and travelogues in the cloud. He is also an independent English-Japanese content editor, interviewer, translator,...

Shibuya City, Japan

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Stefan de Vries

Stefan de Vries is a sharp-eyed multi-platform European current affairs journalist based in Amsterdam and Brussels, working for many international media like Euronews, RTL The Netherlands, France Télévision, BBC Radio,...

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Yuzuha Oka

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...

* Bunkyō-ku, Japan

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Deby Sucha

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...

Shinjuku-ku, Japan

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Abraham Salazar

Freelance Journalist based in Caracas, Venezuela. Covering breaking news, health, education, arts & entertainment and several areas.

Caracas, Venezuela

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Alessia Cerantola

Alessia Cerantola is a journalist working in Italy and in Japan.

Roma, Italy

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Salman Idris

www.salmanidrisqazi.com Salman Idris is a Video Journalist-Producer ,Shoot/Edit/Documentary Filmmaker based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Available for all cities of Pakistan and abroad,He is working as a permanent...

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Rajan Sami

Rajan Sami is a print journalist and communications specialist for sustainable development in the Pacific Islands region. He divides his time between Suva, Fiji and Athens, Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon, Greece.

Athina, Greece

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Zayed Abu Snaineh

Zayed Abu Snaineh is a journalist based in Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan.

Amman, Jordan

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Hiromi Tanoue

Hiromi Tanoue is a freelance video journalist, currently resides in Osaka, Japan. She's capable of producing video package from initial research to filming and editing as one-man band. She's available for any assignments...

Chuo City, Japan

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Jason Gatewood

Jason Gatewood is a Video & Photo Journalist, Teacher of Media and Multicultural Studies and Japanese speaker based in Tokyo, Japan.

Inagi, Japan

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Martin Trabalík

Martin Trabalik is a Czech documentarist based in Prague. In his work, he focuses on social and humanitarian issues. In January 2016 he volunteered during the European refugee crisis in Greece becoming interested in...

Prague, Czech Republic

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Simon Scott

Simon Scott is an experienced freelance print journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.

Shinjuku-ku, Japan

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