CV

My LinkedIn profile is here. For past articles, check out the Writing page.

Experience

Reuters | Tokyo, Japan
Reporter at a global business news wire
May 2021 – Present

  • Reporting on the world’s third-largest economy, including economic indicators and changes in fiscal/monetary policies

The Associated Press | Tokyo, Japan
Global News Intern at a leading international news agency
May – Aug 2021

  • Covered general news from Tokyo bureau, covering the pandemic and stories related to the Tokyo Olympics
  • Acted as a stringer photographer during the Olympic games, shooting protests, incidents and daily life in Tokyo

Freelance Journalist | Tokyo, Japan
Jan – Apr 2021

  • Wrote general news such as Japan’s handling of the coronavirus for outlets including Al Jazeera English
  • Reported on Tokyo Olympics plans for TV networks such as CNC3 (Trinidad and Tobago) and A News (Turkey)

Rest of World | New York, NY, USA (Remote, Part-time)
Editorial Intern at a startup online magazine
Sep – Dec 2020

  • Assisted the production of the newly-launched digital magazine focused on technology in the non-Western regions; Co-authored a feature on the interplay of fintech disruption and subculture in Japan

Barron’s | New York, NY, USA (Remote)
Dow Jones News Fund Intern at a top-tier financial magazine
Jun 2020 – Aug 2020

The DePauw | Greencastle, IN, USA (Part-time)
Data journalist / Product manager at a college newspaper
Jan – Dec 2020

  • Reporting on campus news, creating interactive online content with data journalism skills
  • Launched and editing email newsletters to expand digital audience; heading the UI/UX design team

Malaysiakini | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
News Lab Intern at the leading online politics news outlet in Southeast Asia
Sep – Dec 2019

  • Contributed to the data journalism unit by scraping, analysis, visualization and journalistic writing
  • Built skills in front-end development and product design to explore new business models for journalism

Bloomberg News | Tokyo, Japan
Summer News Intern at a global business news service
Jun – Aug 2019

  • Joined reporting assignments at the FX/Rates (wrote only for the Terminal) and the Global Business desks, covering technology and retail sectors in particular

The Japan Times | Tokyo, Japan
Domestic News Intern at the largest English newspaper in Japan
May – Jul 2018

  • Wrote 16 bylined articles including two features, chiefly on business and technology trends in Japan
  • Assisted professional reporters with translation, transcription, fact-checking and news curation

The DePauw | Greencastle, IN, USA (Part-time)
Staff Writer / Web Specialist / Designer at a college newspaper
Sep 2017 – May 2019

  • Wrote news and features with photographs about multicultural communities on campus
  • Analyzed the online edition with Google Analytics and WordPress
  • Designed print issues with Adobe InDesign/Photoshop, communicating with editors and writers

Education

DePauw University | Greencastle, IN, USA
B.A. in Economics, Cum Laude / Media Fellow
Aug 2017 – Dec 2020

  • Relevant coursework: Industrial Structure, Corporate Finance, Regression and Simulation, Ethics and Economics, Linear Algebra, News Writing and Editing, Solutions Journalism

London School of Economics – Peking University | Beijing, China
Summer School
Aug 2018

  • Relevant coursework: Chinese Media, Global Context: Convergence and Conflict

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Tokyo, Japan
School of International and Area Studies, North America (English)
Apr – Jul 2017 (Gap-term Enrollment)

  • Relevant coursework: Media-Government Relationship in Japanese Democracy, The News Media and Their Role in Global Society, Chinese Conversation, Statistics for Social Sciences

Skills and Honors

English: Bilingual proficiency, TOEFL iBT: 108/120 (July 2018), TOEIC: 950/990 (April 2017)
Japanese: Native proficiency
Chinese: Elementary proficiency, HSK: Level 3 (July 2018)
Technical Skills: HTML/CSS, basic JavaScript, WordPress/PHP, MailChimp, MS Office/Google Suite
Honors: Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award – The Associated Press Stan Swinton Fellowship (2020), Gilpin Journalism Scholarship (2019-), Prindle Prize (2018), Ezoe Memorial Foundation Scholarship (2017-)
Additional Experience: Splice Beta Fellow (2020), Yomiuri Junior Press (2009-16)
Membership Affiliation: Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA), Overseas Press Club of America (OPC), Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW)