The Asian City Journalist Conference is held every year with the aim to bring journalists in Asia together to exchange opinions, share knowledge and to establish media networks.
In this conference, journalists from both Asian cities and Kyushu exchanged views and discuss the following subjects; “Promotion of Tourism Exchange”, “Problem of Urban Mobility”, and finally, a broader overarching theme of “Bridging Asia and Kyushu; the Role of Media.”
- Organized by:
- UN-Habitat Fukuoka Office, Kyushu Economic Federation, Fukuoka Association of Corporate Executives, Kyushu Economic Research Centre, Kyushu Federation of Chamber of Commerce, Kyushu Joho Liaison
- Supported by:
- Kyushu District Transport Bureau, Kyushu Bureau of Economy Trade and Industry, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City
Participants
- Keynote Speaker:
- Wataru Aso (President, Fukuoka Airport Building Co., Ltd.)
- Panelists (Journalists from respectable newspaper in Asia):
- 1. Arun KATIYAR (independent journalist, media consultant, & author, former Bombay Bureau Chief of India Today)
2. Nasrullah Laitji Nara (Metropolian Editor, Kompus Daily)
3. Teeranai Charuvastra (Journalist, Khaosod Newspaper)
4. Nguyen Ham Bao Truc(Reporter, Saigon Giai Phong Investment Finance Newspaper)
5. Cynthia Delgado Balana (Senior Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
6. Wan Lixin (Deputy Opinion Editor, Shanghai Daily)
7.Oh Geuma (Deputy Director, International Team, Busan Daily)
- Panelists (Journalists from respectable newspaper in Kyushu):
- 1. Michikazu Iseri (Deputy Director, Bureau of Editorial Writer, Kumamoto Daily)
2. Shigeru Kabashima (Director, Economic Department, Nishinippon Newspaper)
3. Yosuke Kawaji (Reporter, Nikkei Newspaper)
4. Koji Yamane (Assistant Editor, Economic Departiment, Yomiuri Newspaper Seibu)
5. Kazuo Iida (Director, Asia Strategy Department, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp.)
6. Shigeo Ishihara (Director, Broadcast Department, NHK Fukuoka)
7. Kazuya Saito (News Editor, TNC Television Nishinippon Corp.)
8. Daisuke Takematsu (Journalist/Newscaster, FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting System Corp.)
9. Osamu Nakashima (Sports News Editor, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Corp.)
Vietnam
Vietnam: Saigon Giai Phong Investment Finance Newspaper
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