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Japanese Speaking Freelance Journalists

paydesk has 69 reporters who speak Japanese. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Japanese are James Simms and Gavin Blair. Use our journalist directory to find an Japanese speaking member to work for you.

Journalists Who Speak Japanese

James Simms Top Rated

Setagaya City, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+9
Topics
Business Finance Politics
+13
Jobs Completed 20
Job Success Rate 95%
Usually Responds Within a day

Gavin Blair Top Rated

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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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
Topics
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day

Guy De Launey Top Rated

Beograd, Serbia
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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. 

His work took him on assignment to every continent, but since 2004 he has ...
Languages
English French Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Topics
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 14
Job Success Rate 93%
Usually Responds Within a month

Zack Baddorf Top Rated

New York, United States of America
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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 as rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka and Burma.

I've reported for Al Jazeera ...
Languages
Creole English French
+80
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Topics
Business Politics Current Affairs
+7
Jobs Completed 62
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few days

Sekyung Park

Seoul, South Korea
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Sekyung Park is a journalist based in Seoul, South Korea.

April 1, 2022 - Present: Technical Consultant and Monitoring Agent, Revival Broadcasting System (RBS), a private North Korean broadcasting station in South Korea.

July 26, 2020 - Present: Technical Consultant and Monitoring Agent, ...
Languages
Japanese
Services
Video Rushes
Topics
Technology
Jobs Completed 24
Job Success Rate 92%
Usually Responds Within a few hours

Yu Jiang

Uppsala, Sweden
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Jiang Yu is a journalist & producer based in Uppsala, Sweden. The podcast program he produced and hosted won a SOPA award  (Excellence in Audio Reporting 2024) for ****. He also did live text reports on the death of Queen Elizabeth in London in 2022 and video reports on the Russian-Ukrainian war in ...
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin) English Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+7
Topics
Politics Current Affairs Sports
+5
Jobs Completed 28
Job Success Rate 85%
Usually Responds Within an hour

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.

See my Muck Rack profile: ****
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin) English Japanese
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+13
Topics
Politics Current Affairs Media Training
+6
Jobs Completed 27
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes

Yushih Liao

Taipei, Taiwan
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Yushih Liao is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Working languages: English, Chinese and Japanese.
Education: Phd. Nihon University, College of Arts, Japan

Experience: 
Correspondent, VOA (Current)
Chief Research Officer, Christie’s in Taipei.
Advisors, Taiwan Brain Trust.
Director, ...
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin) English Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Topics
Politics Current Affairs Arts & Books
+2
Jobs Completed 90
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within an hour

Salman Idris

Islamabad, Pakistan
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https://www.midbrainfilms.net/
Salman Idris is a Video Journalist-Producer, Shoot/Edit/Documentary Filmmaker Fixer based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Available for all cities of Pakistan and abroad, he is working as a permanent freelancer since 2015. Associated with electronic media since 1998, he has ...
Languages
English Japanese Kashmiri
+6
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+11
Topics
Business Finance Politics
+24
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours

Nguyen Anh Mai

Hanoi, Vietnam
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Based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Nguyen Anh started out and worked as a photojournalist from 2012 to 2015 for AFP and VnExpress. In 2016, he was awarded a scholarship to the International Center of Photography in New York, where he completed the One-Year Creative Practices. His work has appeared ...
Languages
Vietnamese English Japanese
Services
Documentaries News Gathering Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+4
Topics
Current Affairs Technology Science & Environment
+12
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours

Rajendra Bhatta Raju Jhallu Prassad

Kathmandu, Nepal
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I am a seasoned Nepali journalist and climate change advocate with over eight years of experience reporting on critical issues such as biodiversity, climate change, forest fires, wildlife, geohazards, environmental challenges, and eco-tourism. As the Chief Editor of Tourshala and Tour News Magazine,...
Languages
Nepali English Hindi
+1
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Documentaries News Gathering
+9
Topics
Science & Environment Natural Disasters Media Training
+6
Usually Responds Within an hour

Javier Íñiguez

Madrid, Spain
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Currently working as a freelancer, Javier Íñiguez has navigated the Spanish media landscape for the past six years, including roles in relevant newsrooms (El Español, El País Cataluña), PR positions in the public and private sector and even international projects (Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic ...
Languages
Catalan English Japanese
+1
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) News Gathering Feature Stories
+7
Topics
Politics Current Affairs Science & Environment
+12
Jobs Completed 42
Job Success Rate 93%

Chunghsi Tu

Chuo City, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) English
+1
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering Feature Stories
+5
Topics
Business Finance Politics
+12
Jobs Completed 19
Job Success Rate 95%

Anne Chan

Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Anne Chan is a Hong Kong-based reporter and fixer. She freelances for CNN, DW News, and Radio Sweden as a fixer, covering stories in Hong Kong, such as the democrats and Jimmy Lai court trials. She is also a freelance journalist to Fair Planet, RTHK, and Hong Kong Feature, focusing on news ...
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) English
+1
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Topics
Business Finance Politics
+12
Usually Responds Within an hour

Galileo Cheng

Vancouver, Canada
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I am an award-winning freelance journalist and photojournalist currently living in Vancouver. Over the past decade, I have covered major events and breaking news in Hong Kong. My passion for storytelling led me to Vancouver where I am pursuing a Master of Journalism at the University of British ...
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin) English Japanese
Services
News Gathering Feature Stories Content Writing
+7
Topics
Politics Current Affairs Technology
+6

Carl Freire

Suginami City, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Research
+3
Topics
Business Politics Current Affairs
+6
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day

Keizo Kay Yamamoto

Shibuya City, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
Japanese English
Services
News Gathering Feature Stories Content Writing
+5
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a day

Androniki Christodoulou

Chuo City, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
English Greek Japanese
Services
Photography Interview
Topics
Business Finance Natural Disasters
+2
Usually Responds Within an hour

Stefan De Vries

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Stefan de Vries is a sharp-eyed, multi-platform European affairs journalist with a knack for making complex issues compelling. Based in Amsterdam and Brussels, he delivers live analysis, in-depth features, podcasts, and interviews for top international media, including Euronews, RTL Netherlands, ...
Languages
Dutch English French
+4
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Topics
Business Politics Current Affairs
+9
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within an hour

David Bandurski

Taipei, Taiwan
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David Bandurski is the Executive Director of the China Media Project, an organization based in the US, with an office in Taipei, that is one of the world's leading authorities on PRC media and politics, as well as global Chinese-language media. He is the author of Dragons in Diamond Village (...
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin) English Japanese
Services
Investigative Journalism
Topics
Investigative Reporting
Jobs Completed 1

John Matthews

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
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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 ...
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Topics
Business Finance Politics
+10
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day

Vansanaphon Vongxaynha

Vientiane, Laos
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Vansanaphon VONGXAYNHA or Maxie, a graduated student in management from Vientiane capital, Lao P.D.R. After graduating from high school, His friends and him have founded "Langkorng" (Lao for “Behind the camera”), a Lao photographers club, which is the biggest photography community in Laos at the ...
Languages
English Japanese Lao
+2
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+16
Topics
Business Technology Science & Environment
+18
Usually Responds Within an hour

Xiaofei Xu

Paris, France
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I have been a field producer for CNN in Paris for the past three and a half years. I have all the skills you need if you are looking for a local producer in Paris to help you with writing a piece or producing a TV package.
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) English
+2
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Feature Stories Content Writing
+3
Topics
Business Politics Current Affairs
+5

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 ...
Languages
Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Research
+3
Topics
Arts & Books Food & Drink Music
+2
Jobs Completed 1

Alessia Cerantola

Roma, Italy
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Alessia Cerantola is a journalist working in Italy and in Japan.
Languages
English Italian Japanese
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+8
Topics
Finance Natural Disasters Media Training
+3
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
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