Reach top Journalists in Japan
Quickly connect with experienced news professionals in Japan, ready to cover your story or provide expert reporting. From breaking news to in-depth features, find the talent you need.
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Paydesk has 39 journalists in Japan. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Japan are James Simms and Gavin Blair.
Use our journalist directory to find a member to work for you.
We have journalists in Bunkyō-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Chofu, Chuo City, Fukuoka, Inagi, Kyoto, Osaka, Ōsaka-shi, Setagaya City, Shibuya City, Shinagawa City, Shinjuku-ku, Suginami City, Tokyo and Yamaguchi-shi.
Journalists in Japan
Chunghsi Tu
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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 more
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
+1
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+5
Business
Finance
Politics
+12
Christopher Jue
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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.
English
Photography
Business
Finance
Politics
+12
Keizo Kay Yamamoto
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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 [en-US | ja-JP] content editor, interviewer, translator, and subtitler. Since 2006, he has Read more
Japanese
English
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Ali Noorani
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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 more
English
Persian (Farsi)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Content Writing
+5
Current Affairs
Technology
Film & Theatre
+4
Chris Page
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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 more
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+8
Fact Checking
John Matthews
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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 more
English
Japanese
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Business
Finance
Politics
+10
Carl Freire
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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 more
English
Japanese
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+3
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+6
Fred Mery
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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 more
English
French
Japanese
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+25
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