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Regular Member

Dan Schwartz

Freelance

Dan Schwartz is an American reporter who specializes in narrative journalism. His work is often investigative, such as the 18-month-long probe into the US railroad industry that he collaborated on with ProPublica. Other times it's expository, such as a cover story he did for Popular Mechanics into the supply-chain failures of American organ donation. Dan seeks stories he can ground in documents, data, or evidentiary interviews.

Dan reports mostly for magazines but started his career at daily papers in the American West, winning awards along the way for unearthing government corruption and dogging environmental regulators. He honed his craft in a master's program at the Missouri School of Journalism, where he worked as a fellow with the Pulitzer Center and as a researcher for Investigative Reporters and Editors.

Dan lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California with his wife, the journalist Gloria Liu.

Regular Member

Taketsugu Sato

The Asahi Shimbun

Taketsugu Sato is a Director of the Editorial Board for the Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo. Mr. Sato has been working for The Asahi Shimbun for 33 years, primarily as a political reporter.

He has been covering Japan's defense and foreign policy and U.S.-Japan relations as a Senior Foreign Affairs and National Security Correspondent, He covered the Prime Minister's Office, Japan's Diet, Defense Ministry, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also Deputy Political Editor of the Asahi Shimbun, Chief Prime Minister's Office Correspondent, and Chief of Liberal Democratic Party (Japan's ruling party) Correspondent.

He was a Washington correspondent from 2015 to 2017, covering the White House and the Pentagon, and covered the 2016 Presidential Election as a coverage chief.

Mr. Sato was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University (2013-2014). He wrote the thesis titled "The Reconstruction of Japan's National Security Policy and The Evolution of U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation" in 2014. He also studied at Asian Studies of Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar (2009-2010).

Mr. Sato graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics.

Professional Associate Member

Cong Liu

Japan-China Business News

I am a bilingual journalist and freelance writer based in Tokyo, currently serving as a Contributing writer for the web media "Hyakuyou" and a Special Correspondent for Jūchū Shōhō (日中商報), a prominent bilingual Chinese- Japanese newspaper widely distributed in Japan's Chinese community and collaborating with official trade press networks.

In my roles, I cover a broad range of topics including economic and cultural exchange between Japan and China, international business events, and profiles of cross-border collaborations. My reporting has involved on-site coverage, interviews with business and community leaders, and editorial contributions that bridge audiences in Japan, China, and beyond. I am committed to producing accurate, insightful journalism that fosters mutual understanding and informed dialogue across cultures.

Fluent in English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, I am experienced in writing, editing, and translating content for diverse, multilingual audiences. I seek FCCJ membership to further deepen my engagement with the international press community in Tokyo, expand my professional network, and contribute to press freedom and high-quality reporting within Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.

Professional Associate Member

Shuichiro Mori

the Sankei Shimbun

Shuichiro Mori is responsible for video business development at The Sankei Shimbun's Tokyo Headquarters. Specializing in photography and video production, he oversees the entire content creation process—from project planning and reporting to filming, editing, and distribution.

Grounded in a field-oriented approach, he focuses on reporting and content production that capture social issues and changing trends from multiple perspectives, aiming to uncover the essence of events and amplify voices that are often overlooked.

In addition to producing news and documentary content, Mori is actively involved in developing new media businesses and content partnerships with corporations, local governments, and educational institutions. His strengths lie in creating and executing innovative projects that go beyond conventional media frameworks.

He also serves as a Visiting Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Global Media Studies and the Institute of Journalism and Public Policy at Komazawa University, where he contributes to media and journalism education based on his professional experience.

Since his university years, Mori has specialized in photographic expression and has pursued creative and journalistic activities both in Japan and abroad. During his time in New York, he worked on commercial photography and video production in the laboratory of Professor Maria Q. Feng at Columbia University. He also participated in business planning for the startup company Safe Wander. After returning to Japan, he continued his activities while engaging with the international journalism community as a student member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ).

Selected Awards and Honors

  • APA Award 2020 (48th Public Competition of the Advertising Photographers' Association of Japan) – Prize Winner
  • Japan Student Oil Painting Exhibition 2019 – Prize Winner
  • Nikon Salon 2020 Graduate Selection Exhibition – Selected Photographer
  • Oriental Land Co. "Photography Project: Imagining the Magic" – Selected University Photographer
  • BS Fuji "Tokyo Kaigi" Photography Project – Selected Artist
    (Project participants included Kundo Koyama, Herbie Yamaguchi, and Masataka Matsutoya. Selected works were distributed as postcards through LOFT stores.)

Professional Affiliations

  • Young Eye Division, Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS)
  • Former Student Member, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ)

Areas of Expertise

  • Photojournalism
  • News and Documentary Video Production
  • Documentary Filmmaking
  • Video Business Development
  • Media Strategy and Content Production
  • Journalism Education
  • Digital Media Utilization

Associate Member

Shin Horie

GIC (Japan) K.K.

Shin Horie is a Managing Director, Head of Japan Office, Representative Director and the Head, Integrated Strategies Group, Japan at GIC.

Shin has spent most of his career in equity research. He started with Nomura Research Institute in 1988 as an equity analyst and covers the industrial machinery industry. He worked in Nomura Hong Kong from 1996 and was in-charge of China's automotive and high-tech industries.

In 1998, Shin joined Goldman Sachs where he covered the semiconductor and technology industries in Japan. In 2006 he took a management role to head the equity research department in Japan and subsequently the Asia Pacific equity research department. In 2019 he became co-head of the global equity research department with 600 analysts. He became a partner in 2010 and has also served as a director of Goldman Sachs Asia LLC since 2018.

After retiring from Goldman Sachs, he joined MUFG Bank as a deputy to the division head of corporate banking division, where he advised top management of major Japan corporates on strategies to improve shareholder value.

Shin graduated from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and Waseda University Faculty of Law.