Join us for a mixer with AAJA member Eldes Tran, a copy editor at the International New York Times in Hong Kong, and a board member and social media editor of AAJA-Asia. This is also a few days after our first multi-city teleconference Uplink event, which is being held in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Hanoi …
AAJA-Asia will be hosting its first ever multi-city online journalism event on Nov. 29. Two panels with several top speakers and experienced journalists from across Asia will meet, in person and online, to talk shop. Find out where people are meeting in your city and come join the discussion! LOCATIONS Tokyo — Waseda University (1-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku. …
Hear from a journalist who has been covering the Tokyo Electric Power Co. news conferences for the last three years. Ryuichi Kino just has come out with his third book on his relentless pursuit for accountability from the utility and the government. He will share with us his take on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, his insight …
AAJA-Asia Tokyo: Meet a journalist relentlessly pursuing TEPCO Read More »
Happy New Year! Ramy Inocencio, our Asia chapter president, is in Tokyo this week so let’s meet up. This will double as a shinnenkai event and a welcome gathering for new members, Sky Gardener and J.T. Quigley. Date/Time: Sunday, Jan. 5 from 12 p.m. Location: Paikaji Shinjuku, 050-5797-0820 http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a197304/lang/en/map (reservation under “AAJA”) Please RSVP by selecting “Going” on the …
Good news! Tokyo-based AAJA member Chiew Farn Chung will be speaking about technology and education at TEDxTitech on Dec. 21, and AAJA members are invited to attend the event. Chung is a founder and CEO of ClassDo Inc., an online platform that provides one-to-one lessons and connects teachers and students from over 90 countries. Chung said he is …
AAJA member to speak at TEDx talk, How Tech Evolves Education Read More »
Here’s a perfect year-end coffee for AAJA members, who will be in Tokyo in December. !!!CHARITY & LEARNING EXPERIENCE!!! Location: Foredor cafe at Asakusabashi Station Date/Time: Sat., Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: 1,000 yen for non-members; free for AAJA members Learn how to translate numbers into stories. We deal with a sea …
Data-driven reporting workshop in Tokyo and food drive Read More »
AAJA members in Tokyo welcomed a few new members on Nov. 17..
When: Sunday November 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Roti’s in Roppongi. http://www.roti.jp/en/index.php Please RSVP by Saturday night to Ayako Mie if you can join us for coffee/tea/drink/snack/dessert on Sunday.
By Rick E. Ochoa This past October 18th kicked-off the 2013 AAJA Asian Tokyo Weekend’s two-day event in Roppongi, Dow Jones Japan offices in Otemachi and Ginza. With recognizable names in journalism such as Jake Adelstein headlining the workshops and panel discussions, this was the must-attend event of the weekend for any veteran or upcoming …
AAJA-Asia 2013 Tokyo Weekend Recap: From a First-Time Attendee and New Member Read More »
AAJA-Asia’s subchapter in Tokyo hosted its second mini-conference over the weekend, Oct. 18-19. Thank you all who presented, participated and supported!