Reuters seeks tech reporter in Tokyo

The Tokyo bureau of Reuters is looking for a savvy and dedicated journalist to cover the technology sector in our busy company news team.

From quirky start-ups making clever games for smartphones to stodgy conglomerates with deep pockets and cavernous R&D operations, the tech scene in Japan offers ample potential for a creative and tenacious reporter to develop original story ideas and break news of interest to a broad international audience.

The successful candidate will be able to beat the competition in spotting big-picture industry trends as well as emerging technologies and hot new gadgets in this often offbeat market, writing about them with flair and connecting the dots to economic and social issues of global import.

An ability to develop high-level sources and work smoothly with a hard-working bilingual team of industrial news reporters – as well as colleagues in visual media and in other bureaus around the globe – is also a must, while a strong background in business and finance journalism will be key to developing stories that make tech trends relevant to our investor readership.

Fluency in written and spoken Japanese is also required.The role will also require an all-rounder who can write broad-brush stories about how changes in Japan’s economy are playing out for Japanese industry, who can help with coverage of major breaking stories and jump into ambitious enterprise reporting projects.

To apply, go here.