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Discover Japan's best news photographers on our platform. Capturing the heart of the story, our professionals are available nationwide. In-Depth News Photography: Our photographers are skilled in presenting the news story through powerful images. Event Coverage: Comprehensive event coverage by top news photographers in Japan. Documentary Photography: From political developments to cultural events, our photographers document every significant moment. Breaking News Photography: Reacting swiftly, our photographers capture the breaking news in Japan in real time. James Simms, Keizo Kay Yamamoto and Chris Page are our top photographers in Japan, but you can also use our powerful search to find exactly what you are looking for.

We have photographers in Bunkyō-ku, Chuo City, Inagi, Osaka, Setagaya City, Shibuya City, Shinagawa City, Shinjuku-ku and Yamaguchi-shi.

Photographers in Japan



James Simms

Setagaya City, Japan
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 Read moreCorrespondents' Club of Japan. In 2021, the University of Pennsylvania Press published the chapter he wrote entitled "The Road to Fukushima: A US-Japan History" in the edited volume "Legacies of Fukushima: 3.11 in Context."
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+9
Skills
Finance Natural Disasters Business
+13

Keizo Kay Yamamoto

Shibuya City, Japan
K. K. Yam (Keizo Kay Yamamoto) is a tranquil rover and slow writer, who marks monologues, dialogues, and travelogues in the cloud.

He is also an independent English-Japanese content editor, interviewer, translator, subtitler, and video editor. He has been working for many media content Read moreproduction projects in Japan and other parts of the world since 2006, at his own digital media sole proprietorship Bluish Media. Before 2006, he worked for three US and UK headquartered global airlines in the airport and marketing offices.

A native of Japanese with a command of English and other languages, who studied Video Journalism, Information Science, and Management at universities and a graduate school in the U.S. and Japan.

Having lived and worked in Japan, the U.S., and Thailand (plus the U.K. and Hong Kong briefly), he has set foot at more than 600 airports in over 85 countries on 5 continents by flying 100+ different airlines since the late 20th century. Currently multi-based in Tokyo and Sapporo.

An English/Japanese filming/interviewing fixer across Japan.

A user of XTM, Wordfast, memoQ, and other translation management systems. 

A Vimeo Expert as a cinematographer.

Free to travel.

Business website and profile: 
https://bluishmedia.com
https://bluishmedia.com/editor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keizo-yamamoto-990132210/
Languages
English Japanese
Services
News Gathering Feature Stories Content Writing
+5

Chris Page

Osaka, Japan
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 moreKansai Scene, Tokyo Scene, The Gloucester Citizen, Kansai Time Out and various independent publications and websites. I have written commercial copy for many clients, including Sony and Thai Airways.
I am an experience editor and sub, with basic skills in graphics, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and illustration.
I have also published four books of fiction.
Languages
English
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop News Gathering
+8
Skills
Fact Checking

Irene Herrera

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
Irene Herrera, PhD(c) is a Cuban-Venezuelan documentary filmmaker and journalist based in between Tokyo and Miami. Among her non-fiction works are Kodo wa Awaseba (Gran Prix Expo Aichi Film Fest); Gaijin no Honne (2004); You Can Call Me Nikkie (2008); Women in Refugee: Stories from a Border (2009); Read moreCrossing Hispaniola (2010); Spirits to Enlightenment (2012-HotDocs) and Cracked Foundations a 28-minute documentary broadcasted on NHK World this year.  Irene has also been an active producer and director for the Lebanon and Japan chapters of the Global Lives Project. In 2008 she was a fellow at the Flaherty Film Seminar and in 2009 a Resident Professional at the Knight Center for International Media.  Her journalistic work has been published by The Japan Times, AFP, Al Jazeera Plus, CNNE, Globovision, MSNBC.com, Discovery Digital, NHK World, LinkTV, Center for Investigative Reporting and PBS Newshour. She has traveled to over 60 countries and gets by in 5 languages.

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Languages
English Spanish French
+2
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+6
Skills
Arts & Books Current Affairs Politics
+2

Niclas Ericsson

Chuo City, Japan
Niclas Ericsson is a journalist based in central Tokyo, Japan. He has lived in Japan since 2005 and worked with both still photography and video for over two decades and has filmed numerous interviews and stories all over Japan. He also offers support to foreign visiting crews, organizing Read moretransportation and local crew recruitment.
Languages
English Japanese Swedish
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Skills
Research Investigative Reporting Travel
+18

Christopher Jue

Chuo City, Japan
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.
Languages
English
Services
Photography
Skills
Business Sports Politics
+12

Androniki Christodoulou

Chuo City, Japan
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 Read morebut I can also shoot video (with mirrorless camera, gimbal, drone, etc.). My work varies from documentary style and photojournalism to environmental or studio portraits. My portfolio plus full CV can be viewed at www.androniki.com
Languages
Greek English Japanese
Services
Photography Interview
Skills
Natural Disasters Travel Finance
+2

Deby Sucha

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
I am an independent female documentary photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. Remotely work between my home country Indonesia and Japan. Accepting assignments worldwide.

My focus is human rights, gender issue, ethnic and culture.

Currently working as a contract photographer / videographer for Read morevarious leading medias and brands.

Portfolio : www.suchadeby.com
Languages
English Indonesian Japanese
Services
Photography
Skills
Current Affairs Food & Drink Cultural
+4

John Matthews

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
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 morework, both live and pre-recorded/pre-filed. I also appear on Japanese television outlets as a sort of bilingual culture bridge.

I'm available for on-the-ground fixing and news production in any area of Japan. Visiting teams needing a coordinator will get top-notch service before they even get to the airport.
In front or behind the mic/camera, I'm perfectly comfortable (in both Japanese and English).
I'm also equipped with audio and video gear for most any occasion.

One last thing - although I don't cut my labor rates, I am intensely budget-minded and generally know where to find the good areas to cut here in Japan.

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Languages
English Japanese
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Skills
Science & Environment Film & Theatre Fact Checking
+10

Erin Efrus

Bunkyō-ku, Japan
Erin is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan. She writes in variety of styles an on variety of topics for printed, online and broadcast media worldwide.  

She is specializing in setting up and conduction exclusive interviewed with a variety of sought after A-list celebrities, politicians, CEOs and Read moreother professionals, as well as doing war/disaster coverage for newspapers (Tohoku earthquake, for a major Russian-language newspaper called Vesti) and writing witty pieces on traveling, family, fashion, trends, etc. 

She has conducted interviews/written articles and/or acted as a "fixer" for members of the Johnny's Entertainment (a famous boy-band production company, known for their dislike to media outside their own cycle), GACKT (Japan's top rock singer), Saito Takumi (a known actor in Japan),  VITAS (a famous Russian singer), Backstreet Boys, Ne-Yo, Tom Cruise, etc. 

Erin works for printed media, online media and TV/films. She can take professional photographs and videos. 

More of Erin's published works are available upon request.
Languages
English Japanese Russian
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Skills
Current Affairs Politics Technology
+6
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