Tokyo bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and enterprising journalist to drive our coverage of Japan, a country with global influence in geopolitics, business and culture.
Japan is on the front lines of U.S.-China tensions and has recently embarked on the biggest military buildup in its postwar history. It is the world's fourth-largest economy, and its challenges such as low birthrate and sluggish demand have often foreshadowed global trends. It is the home to globally renowned companies such as Toyota, Sony and Nintendo. The Wall Street Journal's readers and viewers are also interested in Japanese food, anime, fashion, art and other aspects of society that help draw more than 30 million visitors a year to the country.
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We're looking for an accomplished journalist who can lead this coverage by delivering his or her own enterprise and spot reporting while overseeing a small team based in Tokyo. The successful candidate will be expected to find stories highlighting Japan's changing role in the region and the world, with an eye toward engaging features and profiles. The position reports to the Asia Editor. Fluency in Japanese is desirable but not required.
You will:
- Set the agenda for politics, economics and business in Japan, while also overseeing the daily news flow
- Build, maintain and nurture a winning team of reporters
- Work closely with editors in London and New York to produce sharp, globe-spanning coverage
- Seek new ways of doing our journalism digitally and visually
You have:
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- A proven track record of dominating veins of coverage in business, finance or economics
- Demonstrated success at managing news coverage and driving longer-term projects
- The very highest standards of excellence, and a commitment to ambitious and distinctive journalism.
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Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Non-Union role
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