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REGULAR MEMBER

UWE SCHWERING is the Tokyo bureau chief and correspondent for ARD German Television, the nation’s biggest public broadcaster, covering Japan, South and North Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Pacific Islands. Schwering holds a master’s degree in German, Politics and Geography. He started his career as a freelancer for Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) before joining NDR in Hamburg in 1994, where he worked as a domestic reporter. In 2000, Schwering moved on to the foreign department, becoming editor and reporter for “Weltspiegel,” the renowned foreign affairs program. After a London assignment (2003 to 2008) he became head of NDR’s foreign desk and member of the newly founded pool of reporters for investigative feature films and documentaries.

STATUS CHANGE (P/JA TO REGULAR)

JEFFREY QUIGLEY is the chief editor for Japan and South Korea at TechinAsia.com, where he writes primarily about IT startups and venture capital. Born in New Jersey and raised in Upstate New York, he covered the HIV/AIDS crisis in Urumqi, China for the Philadelphia Inquirer while still an undergraduate at La Salle University in 2007. He relocated to Japan in 2009, spending two years on the JET Program in Hokkaido before settling down in Tokyo. He was an editor at the Diplomat’s Tokyo bureau before joining TechinAsia in April 2014. He’s also a contributor to the ACCJ Journal and his work often appears on Mashable.com.

PROFESSIONAL/JOURNALIST ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Eiji Isshiki, Dwango
Takashi Ugajin, Dwango

REINSTATEMENT (ASSOCIATE)
Jeong Jiun, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Shota Ishii, State Street Global Exchange
Eiji Kiyone, Mainichi Broadcasting System
Itsuki Kurosu, Toyota Motor Corporation
Naoya Kitamura, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd.
Tetsuo Kanno, Wacom Co., Ltd.
Mayuko Machida, Gurunavi, Inc.
Masaharu Shirasugi, Intelligent Wave Inc.
Sohei Takatsuki, International Education Centre & Co., Ltd.
Hisao Taki, Gurunavi, Inc.
Kazuhito Yoshihara, UBP Investments Co., Ltd.

REINSTATEMENT (ASSOCIATE)
Ryusuke Matsui, Citibank Japan Ltd.