Nikkei Asia journalists and reporters

Steven Borowiec

Seoul, South Korea

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Steven Borowiec is a journalist and broadcaster based in Seoul, South Korea. He has written for the Guardian, Time, the Wall Street Journal, on other top notch media outlets. He has appeared as a commentator on radio and television networks including NPR, BBC and CBC.

Adnan Aamir

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Adnan Aamir is an Award-Winning Journalist based in Quetta, Pakistan. He covers Business and Economics, development, media and socio-economic issues. He is also founder and Editor of Balochistan Voices, a community based online newspaper.

Deepak Adhikari

Kathmandu, Nepal

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Deepak Adhikari is a freelance journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was the editor of Nepal Check, a fact-checking platform in Nepal. From March 2020 to July 2022, he was the editor of South Asia Check, Nepal's pioneering fact-checking outlet. 

His areas of work include Nepal's politics, ...

Marco Ferrarese

George Town, Malaysia

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Marco Ferrarese is a journalist and travel writer specializing on Malaysia, Southeast Asia and India. He earned a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on Malaysia from Monash University. 

Ferrarese has written about travel, culture and extreme music in Asia for a variety of international ...

Kris Cheng

London, United Kingdom

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Kris Cheng is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom, freelancing for Voice of America. I previously covered politics, Greater China and diplomacy from Hong Kong, mostly with the Hong Kong Free Press.

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Aidan Foster-Carter

Exeter, United Kingdom

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Aidan Foster-Carter is a journalist based in Exeter, United Kingdom.

Bilal Hussain

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Bilal Hussain is an independent journalist and columnist with a wealth of experience in covering South Asia, and the Middle East with a particular emphasis on the socio-political landscape of Kashmir. His reporting has been featured in prominent news outlets and organizations such as Voice of ...

David Hutt

Prague, Czech Republic

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A freelance political journalist, columnist, commentator and editor...

David Hutt is a political journalist based between the Czech Republic and Britain. He focuses on European foreign policy, Central European politics, and relations between Europe and Asia. He is also an expert on Southeast ...

Adnan Bhat

New Delhi, India

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Adnan Bhat is a journalist based in New Delhi, India.

Christabel Lobo

Washington, United States of America

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Christabel Lobo is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.

Hugh Bohane

Cairns City, Australia

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Hugh Bohane is an Australian multimedia journalist and producer. Hugh has reported in Asia and elsewhere for over ten years in print, radio and television.

Hugh has covered politics, conflicts, natural disasters, travel, and the arts.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism ...

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing

Yangon, Burma

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Freelance journalist and researcher from Rakhine State, covering politics, humanitarian crisis, civil war, and military coup in Myanmar.

Mark Andrews

Shanghai, China

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Mark Andrews is a journalist based in Shanghai, China.

He writes extensively about the Chinese car industry and has also done test drive reviews for many magazines and newspapers around the world. 

In addition Mark Andrews writes articles about travel, food and drink, and various business ...

Genie Harrison

London, United Kingdom

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I am a freelance journalist based in London, writing about travel, literature and Japanese culture. I have written for publications such as The Times, The Telegraph, Wonderland Magazine and Nikkei Asia.

Previously based in Tokyo, I wrote for TokyoWeekender, the biggest English-language magazine ...

Joseph Allchin

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Joseph Allchin is a journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kamilia Lahrichi

Casablanca, Morocco

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Kamilia Lahrichi is a freelance video journalist and producer based in Morocco. She covers current and international affairs in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
Kamilia Lahrichi has worked with The Guardian, CNN International, Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, USA Today, VICE News, ...

Kaswar Klasra

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Kaswar KLasra is a journalist from Pakistan with more than 19 years experience in print and electronic ( Tv & radio). Currently, Kaswar Klasra is working with The Islamabad Telegraph. 

During 19 years of journalism, Mr Klasra worked as Reporter for a number of publications and TV channels ...

Malavika Bhattacharya

Bengaluru, India

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Malavika Bhattacharya is an independent journalist and travel writer based in India. She covers culture, travel, food, the outdoors, and the arts. Her work has appeared on CNN.com, WSJ.com, in Conde Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveller, Travel + Leisure, Fodor's, Rough Guides, The National,...

Nithin Coca

Kyoto, Japan

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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 ...

Peter Guest

Singapore, Singapore

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Peter Guest is a writer, editor, producer and photographer, based in Southeast Asia. His work has appeared in Nikkei Asian Review, the Atlantic, Newsweek, the Financial Times, Wired, the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and others. He has reported from more than 40 countries across five continents,...

Priyanka Borpujari

Mumbai, India

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I am an independent journalist and photographer covering issues of human rights, with a decade's experience. Named the 2012-2013 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, and the 2015 IMC Medienbotschafter Indien-Deutschland. I split my time between Assam in northeast India, and Mumbai in west India.

Shafi Karimi

Paris, France

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Shafi Karimi is an award-winning multimedia journalist and writer who has been covering Afghanistan for the past 8 years, including reporting on the 2021 Taliban takeover. He is now based in France, and works for a range of international outlets, including France24 Television, Vice news, Mail ...

Tahir Khan

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Tahir Khan is a freelance journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. I started journalism in 1990 and worked in several media outlets. I hosted TV programms for an Urdu and two Pashto-language TV channels. I write on foreign affairs and security issues. My area of interest is militancy, terrorism, ...

Yan Naing Aung

Bangkok, Thailand

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Yan Naing Aung is an award-winning journalist/ photographer. working as a freelancer since 2017, currently exiled in Thailand, originally from Burma. Previously worked with The Washington Post, Nikkei Asia, Channel 4, Aljazeera English, de Volkskrants and others.