• Michael Harris Ives

    Freelance Journalist

    New York Times

    How Cool is Japan?

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2019
    Title (at time of award)
    Freelance Journalist
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    New York Times
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Karina Piser

    Freelance Journalist; Fellowship Recipient, Institute of Current World Affairs

    Between Solitude and Empowerment: Women and Japan's Loneliness Epidemic

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2019
    Title (at time of award)
    Fellow
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Institute of Current World Affairs
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Christine Ann Ro

    Freelance Journalist

    As heatwaves intensify, how is Japan coping?

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2019
    Title (at time of award)
    Freelance Journalist
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Freelance
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Masako Takuma

    Senior Science Communicator, Department of Museum Operations

    Miraikan- the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

    Establishment of rules for the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2019
    Title (at time of award)
    Senior Science Communicator
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Miraikan- the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Pamela Jo Boykoff

    Senior Business Editor, Various

    CNN International

    Ending the Waitlist: Searching for a Solution to Japan's Daycare Shortage

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2018
    Title (at time of award)
    Journalist
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    CNN
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Matt Katz

    Journalist, News

    WNYC

    Refugees In Japan: When A Global Crisis Comes Knocking, Will Doors Stay Closed?

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2018
    Title (at time of award)
    Reporter
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    WNYC
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Peg Tyre

    Freelance Journalist/NYTimes Contributing Opinion Writer

    Changing University Exam and Changing Culture: Efforts to Reform Education to Prepare Japan for the Age of Automation.

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2018
    Title (at time of award)
    Journalist
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    -
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Mikako Yokoyama

    Staff Writer, Business News Department

    The Manichi Papers

    We are Rated and Reconstructed by Big Data: Enjoying Convenience and Running Risks in Data Society, Considering the Current Field in the U.S

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2018
    Title (at time of award)
    Staff Writer
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    The Manichi Papers
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Carolyn T Kormann

    Contributing Writer; editor, research, The New Yorker's Web Department

    The New Yorker

    Farmers, Soldiers, and a Knuckleballer: North Korea, Climate Change, and the Future of Japanese Gender Politics

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2017
    Title (at time of award)
    Contributing Writer; editing, research
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    The New Yorker
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Rachel L Nuwer

    Journalist, Freelance

    Ivory Trade in Japan: Past, Present and Future

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2017
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Freelance Journalist
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Brigid F Schulte

    Director, The Better Life Lab - Work-Life, Gender Equality and Social Policy Program

    New America Foundation

    Overwork in Japan: Causes, Consequences and Prospects for Change

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2017
    Title (at time of award)
    Director
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    New America Foundation
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Amos Charles Zeeberg

    Freelance Journalist

    How to Invent the 21st Century's Great Lifesaver: Stem-Cell Therapy

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2017
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Nate Berg

    Freelance Journalist

    Freelance Journalist

    Urbanization, Technology and the Evolution of Japanese Housing

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2016
    Title (at time of award)
    Freelance Journalist
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Jonathan R Masters

    Deputy Managing Editor, Digital

    Council on Foreign Relations

    The Robot Revolution: Will Japan Stay Ahead of the Rest?

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2016
    Title (at time of award)
    Deputy Editor
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Minako Sasako

    Staff Writer, International News Department

    Yomiuri Shimbun

    Widening Gap and Sustainable Society: Case Study of Sandy Springs

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2016
    Title (at time of award)
    Staff Writer
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Yomiuri Shimbun
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Alana Semuels

    Senior Economics Correspondent

    Time Magazine

    Single Mothers in Japan and Sweden and the Strength of the Safety Net

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2016
    Title (at time of award)
    Staff Writer
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    The Atlantic Monthly
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Kumiko Nakatsuka

    Staff Writer

    Asahi Shimbun

    Studying countermeasures to child poverty in Japan, the U.S. and EU

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2015
    Title (at time of award)
    Staff Writer
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Asahi Shimbun
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Cassandra Sweet

    Writer | Media Expert | Clean Energy Specialist

    Development of renewable energy and storage in Japan

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2015
    Title (at time of award)
    Reporter
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    The Wall Street Journal
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Adam J Taylor

    Staff Writer, Foreign desk

    The Washington Post

    Going up? Japan’s race to build the fastest elevators in the world in a slowing China

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2015
    Title (at time of award)
    Staff Writer
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    The Washington Post
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Sophia C Yan

    China Correspondent, Foreign Desk

    Telegraph Media Group

    Women Matter: Unlocking Japan's Full Economic Potential

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2015
    Title (at time of award)
    Reporter
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    CNN
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Hiroko Aihara

    Director

    Japan Perspective News Inc.

    Towards Building a Consensus in a Democratic Society - Policy-making to Support Disaster Survivors in the Context of Nuclear Uncertainty

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2014
    Title (at time of award)
    Director
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Japan Perspective News Inc.
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Kim Gittleson

    New York Business Correspondent, News

    BBC

    Should a Company Live Forever? Lessons for US Economic and Corporate Policy From Japan's Shinise

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2014
    Title (at time of award)
    Business Reporter
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    BBC
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Adam Tanner

    Associate, Institute for Quantitative Social Science

    Harvard University

    Different Approaches in Japan and the United States in the Multi-Billion Dollar Hidden Trade in Our Private Medical Data

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2014
    Title (at time of award)
    Fellow
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Harvard University
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Sharon Weinberger

    National Security Editor

    The Intercept

    Beyond Human: An Exploration of Japan's Robotic Culture

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2014
    Title (at time of award)
    Reporter
    University/Institution (at time of award)
    Freelance
    Fellows & Grantees
  • Philip Cunningham

    Independent Scholar

    Exploring Japan's Antiwar Tradition as Expressed in Manga and Anime

    Fellowship/Grant
    Abe Fellowship for Journalists
    Year
    2013
    Title (at time of award)
    Journalist
    Fellows & Grantees