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.

2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Officers

      

President

Peter Elstrom

Bloomberg L.P.

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First Vice President

Isabel Reynolds

Bloomberg L.P.

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Second Vice President

Ilgin Yorulmaz

Freelance/ BBC World Service Turkish

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Mary Corbett

Cresner Media

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Treasurer

Mehdi Bassiri

O. B. M. Co., Ltd.

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Directors-at-Large

      

Anthony Rowley

South China Morning Post/Asia Asset Management Magazine

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Dave McCombs

Brightwire/ NHK-World News/ AI Transform podcast

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Randy Schmidt

CBS News

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Taeko Nagayama

FRONTEO, Inc.

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Ex-officio      

Suvendrini Kakuchi

University World News

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Kanji   Kanji  

Monzurul Huq

Daily Prothom Alo

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Toshiro Ueyanagi

Tokyo Surugadai Law Offices

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