Regular Membership

Regular members are bona fide actively practicing foreign correspondents in Japan, or an actively practicing journalist having a significant past career as a foreign correspondent, or others having similar professional qualifications. The category of actively practicing foreign correspondents in Japan shall include persons of any nationalities engaged by foreign news organizations as correspondents.

Regular: Initiation fee waived, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 15,000 yen

Young Regular: Initiation fee waived, deposit 20,000 yen, monthly dues 8,500 yen ("Young" category members are under 40 years of age, and on turning 40 will be charged full dues.)

Outside Kanto Regular: Initiation fee waived, deposit 30,000 yen, monthly dues 8,500 yen (Outside Kanto is defined as living and working predominantly outside of Tokyo-to, and Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi prefectures.)

 

Professional Associate Membership

Professional Associate members are actively practicing full or part-time in journalism or related fields (including academia), provided that Communication (including advertising and public relations) is not to be considered a related field and persons engaging in such work on a remunerated basis are ineligible to be a Professional Associate member.

Professional Associate: Initiation fee waived, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 15,000 yen

Young Professional Associate: Initiation fee waived, deposit 20,000 yen, monthly due 8,500 yen ("Young" category members are under 40 years of age, and on turning 40 will be charged full dues.)

Outside Kanto Professional Associate: Initiation fee waived, deposit 30,000 yen, monthly dues 8,500 yen (Outside Kanto is defined as living and working predominantly outside of Tokyo-to, and Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi prefectures.)

 

Associate Membership

Associate members are those who do not meet the requirements for Regular or Professional Associate membership, but are recognized by the Board of Directors as actively contributing to the objectives of the Club.

Associate: Initiation fee 400,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 20,000 yen

Flex Associate: Initiation fee 40,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 36,000 yen (Flex Associate members converting to full Associate membership shall be granted a credit of 10,000 yen per month of membership against the initiation fee difference.)

Diplomatic Associate: Initiation fee 75,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 20,000 yen (diplomat visa required)

Five-Year Associate: Initiation fee 100,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 20,000 yen (restricted to non permanent residents, may be extended)

Young Associate: Initiation fee 50,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 16,000 yen ("Young" category members are under 40 years of age, and on turning 40 will be charged full dues.)

Outside Kanto Associate, Initiation fee 50,000 yen, deposit 30,000 yen, monthly dues 15,500 yen (Outside Kanto is defined as living and working predominantly outside of Tokyo-to, and Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi prefectures.)

 

Corporate Membership

Corporate Memberships consist of a minimum of three Associate members from the same organization, all must complete the standard application, review and approval procedures for admission to membership. The individual initiation fee shall be waived for the initial three Associate members, however each additional membership beyond three shall incur a reduced initiation fee. Memberships may be transferred within the organization and shall not incur a transfer fee, however the recipient must complete the standard application, review and approval procedures for admission to membership.

Corporate Initiation Fee: 400,000 yen

Initial Three Associate Members (per member): Initiation fee waived, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 20,000 yen

Additional Associate Memberships (per member): Initiation fee 50,000 yen, deposit 40,000 yen, monthly dues 20,000 yen

Note 1: An Associate member leaving the organization which holds the Corporate membership may continue the membership with a reduced initiation fee of 100,000 yen. Should the Associate member opt to discontinue the membership, the organization holding the Corporate membership shall have the option of maintaining the membership slot and shall pay a monthly vacant fee of 12,500 yen until a successor takes over the slot and dues payments are resumed.

Note 2: Associate memberships held under a Corporate membership shall automatically expire should the number of memberships held in total fall below three.