President & Board of Directors

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan is a non-profit association led by an elected president
and board of directors. Committees oversee Club events, restaurants, publications, IT, library and other
key functions. The day to day running of the Club is the job of the general manager, who is the highest
ranking member of staff.

2024-2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Officers

      

President

Dan Sloan

Freelance

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First Vice President

Khaldon Azhari

PanOrient News

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Second Vice President

Randy Schmidt

CBS News

 

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David M. Umeda

Freelance

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Treasurer

Anthony Rowley

South China Morning Post / Asia Asset Management Magazine

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Directors-at-Large

      

Suvendrini Kakuchi

Tokyo Correspondent,
University World News. UK

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Dave McCombs

NHK World

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Taeko Nagayama

FRONTEO, Inc.

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Shuri Fukunaga

Persuade Incorporated

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Kanji   Kanji    

 

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Simon Farrell

Custom Media K.K.

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