Posted On: May 19, 2026

Journalism Job

Media Organization: The Yomiuri Shimbun

Company Description

The Yomiuri Shimbun is Japan’s largest daily newspaper. We are headquartered in Tokyo and have 26 international bureaus, three of which are in the United States: New York, Washington, and Los Angeles.

Japanese language news site: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
English-language news site is: http://the-japan-news.com/
More about the company: https://info.yomiuri.co.jp/english/media/

Job Description

Entry level Business News Researcher / Reporter in the New York Bureau of The Yomiuri Shimbun

Qualifications: Applicants must have a good knowledge of current affairs, and especially business news. An interest in journalism and Japan is required. Applicants should already be based in New York region.

Job Description: Main duties involve assisting the Yomiuri Shimbun’s New York based Japanese business correspondent by covering events, conferences, company earnings calls, financial markets; tracking relevant stories; arranging and conducting interviews; doing research and coming up with story ideas. One area of special focus is big tech (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple) and issues connected to artificial intelligence.

In addition to reporting on business and covering financial markets, you may at times have to cover other areas (including national politics, sports, etc.).

Since the articles are written in Japanese, there are no byline opportunities for this position.

Annual salary is 40,000 plus additional overtime and full benefits package.

To Apply

Email cover letter and resume to: yomiuri2026job@gmail.com
Takanori Yamamoto
New York Bureau Chief
The Yomiuri Shimbun