WSJ seeks an autos and general corporate reporter in Japan

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an autos and general corporate reporter based in Tokyo.

You will:

Cover the major Japanese auto makers including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, especially Japan-based executives and the decisions about strategy and auto tech made in the country.
Work closely with the global auto team and, as needed, assist reporters in the U.S., China and Europe on global stories.
Be ready to dive in on other corporate and markets stories in Japan and the broader region when issues arise such as the recent supply-chain bottlenecks.

You have:

Experience and interest in covering corporate news, including the ability to source up quickly and break news.
Ability to learn unfamiliar subjects quickly.
Collegiality and readiness to work with colleagues on joint projects.
Preferably fluency in spoken and written Japanese

Dow Jones offers an opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading financial and business news companies. We invite interested candidates to submit a cover letter and detailed resume (including up to five published samples of your work), current and expected salary.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.