Event Marks 1st Anniversary of Japan Female Journalists’ Group

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Nov 23, 2025 13:03 (JST)

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–An event was held in Tokyo on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the establishment of a group of female journalists in Japan.

The Japan Women Journalists Association aims to support the career development of female reporters in Japan and add various viewpoints to the value judgment of news.

“Men, who make up the majority in the media industry, are responsible for making decisions about the news that is delivered each day,” Risa Akiyama, head of the JWJA and executive of Kanagawa Shimbun, a daily published mainly in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, said at the event.

“As society becomes more diverse, responding to the needs of a wide range of readers will help develop the industry,” she added.

The JWJA, established in November last year following exchanges with the Korea Women’s Journalists Association of South Korea, is made up of female reporters working for media organizations that belong to the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association and the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association.

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