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Paydesk has 38 researchers in Japan. Our researchers, usually professionally trained journalists, can perform: competitive analysis, economic analysis, industry and sector analysis as well as background research.

Our top researchers in Japan are Paulomi Barman and Gavin Blair.

Use our researcher directory to find a member to work for you.

We have researchers in Bunkyō-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Chofu, Chuo City, Fukuoka, Inagi, Kyoto, Osaka and Ōsaka-shi.

Researchers in Japan



Paulomi Barman

Chuo City, Japan
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/
Languages
Bengali English Hindi
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) News Gathering Content Writing
+4
Skills
Politics Current Affairs Research
+3

Gavin Blair

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Experienced Japan-based journalist, work in print, radio and TV. Have reported on a wide range of topics for media around the world.
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Feature Stories Corporate Content
+7
Skills
Fact Checking

Androniki Christodoulou

Chuo City, Japan
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
Languages
Greek English Japanese
Services
Photography Interview
Skills
Business Finance Natural Disasters
+2

Nithin Coca

Kyoto, Japan
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
Languages
English French Indonesian
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Research
+3
Skills
Politics Current Affairs Technology
+7

Cesar Diez Pachas

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Cesar Diez Pachas is a freelance journalist based in Tokyo (Shinjuku-ku), Japan. I'd worked for some radio companies and TV programs in South America and Japan.
Languages
English Spanish Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+7
Skills
Fact Checking
Book

Erin Efrus

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
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.
Languages
English Japanese Russian
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Skills
Business Finance Politics
+6
Book

Mark Eite

Chuo City, Japan
Mark Eite works for www.aflo.com in Tokyo, Japan. Aflo is a digital media agency with inhouse photography and video production capabilities.
Languages
English French Italian
+1
Services
Photography Fixing Video Rushes
+2

Niclas Ericsson

Chuo City, Japan
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.
Languages
English Japanese Swedish
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Skills
Business Finance Politics
+18

Carl Freire

Suginami City, Japan
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.
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Research
+3
Skills
Business Politics Current Affairs
+6

Jason Gatewood

Inagi, Japan
Jason Gatewood is a Video & Photo Journalist, Teacher of Media and Multicultural Studies and Japanese speaker based in Tokyo, Japan.
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Skills
Current Affairs Technology Media Training
+6

Irene Herrera

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
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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Languages
English Spanish French
+2
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+6
Skills
Politics Current Affairs Arts & Books
+2

Christopher Jue

Chuo City, Japan
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.
Languages
English
Services
Photography
Skills
Business Finance Politics
+12

Hama Kato

Fukuoka, Japan
Hama Kato is a journalist based in Fukuoka, Japan.
Languages
Arabic English Japanese
Services
Journalism
Skills
Politics Current Affairs Sports
+3

Julia Kim

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

Alison Klayman

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
Alison Klayman is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New York, United States of America and Tokyo, Japan.
Languages
English Hebrew Chinese (Mandarin)
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Documentaries Fact Checking
Skills
Arts & Books Film & Theatre Fact Checking

John Matthews

Bunkyō-ku, 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!
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Skills
Business Finance Politics
+10

Tim Maughan

Ōsaka-shi, Japan
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.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Fact Checking
Skills
Business Fact Checking

Chester Mbekela

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
Chester Mbekela is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.
Languages
Afrikaans English French
+2
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Content Writing Research
+1
Skills
Business Technology Sports
+3

Fred Mery

Kyoto, Japan
I'm a cameraman based in Japan. 
If needed, I can also work as a photographer.

My work ranges from corporate gigs to documentary or news pieces. I'm therefore extremely reactive and understand how difficult it might be for you to find the right person to work with in this country.

I own my Read moreequipment (Sony FX6, light kit, various microphones, etc) and work on a regular basis for various news and production companies from around the world.

If needed I can as well hire a crew or work as part of a crew for much larger and ambitious projects.

I can as well deal with rental and fixing/translation services (for a fee).

Feel free to contact me so we can start talking about your project!
Languages
English French Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+11
Skills
Business Finance Politics
+25

Hiro Nack

Chiyoda-ku, Japan
Hiro Nack is a journalist based in Tokyo
Languages
English
Services
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast) Fact Checking
Skills
Business Fact Checking
Book

Ali Noorani

Shinagawa City, Japan
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.
Languages
English Persian (Farsi)
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Content Writing
+5
Skills
Current Affairs Technology Film & Theatre
+4

Yuzuha Oka

Bunkyō-ku, 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.
Languages
English Japanese Korean
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Skills
Business Technology Science & Environment
+3

Chris Page

Osaka, Japan
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.
Languages
English
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop News Gathering
+8
Skills
Fact Checking

Marc Prosser

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
I am a freelance journalist based in Tokyo, Japan. I contribute articles to a number of international media and companies, including Forbes Asia and Singularity Hub. 

My main areas of expertise are science, technology and finance. However, I have spent time working at both local newspapers in Read morethe UK as well as international broadsheets, and feel comfortable writing about most subjects.
Languages
Danish English French
+2
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering Feature Stories
+8
Skills
Finance Politics Current Affairs
+3

Selma Real

Chuo City, Japan
Selma Real is a Spanish journalist also graduated in Advertising and Public Relations. Currently residing in Tokyo with the Working Holiday Visa since September of 2019. Passionate about both, advertising and journalism, has focused her work in digital journalism. She has knowledge of photography Read moreand editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Première Pro, among others. 

Since she recently work for an advertising agency, she does not own the rights of their own articles due to a confidentiality clause. The clients belonged mainly to the food and hospitality industry. 

Previously, she has worked as an intern for the Spanish Public Television and in a news agency called 'Agencia EFE'.
Languages
English Spanish
Services
Content Writing Corporate Content Photography
+1
Skills
Film & Theatre Food & Drink Health & Fitness
+4
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