When Tokyo Review was founded eight years ago, its founders had two goals. The first was to elevate the standard of analysis on Japan-related issues for an English-speaking audience. That goal remains as important as ever given the challenges facing Japan as it navigates an increasingly complex international environment, an emerging political party system, continued economic uncertainty, and more. In fact, problems for which Japan was once laughed at or derided as proof that Japan is “weird” are now impacting most developed economies, illustrating its role as a harbinger of global challenges, not as an outlier.
The second, unstated goal was to provide a platform for young researchers and writers with an interest in Japan, helping to develop their work and giving them a broader audience than they would have had otherwise. We are pleased to say that this goal has been fairly successful, and we are happy to point to the authors who have appeared on Tokyo Review that have seen their articles help serve as a springboard to a wider reach, media appearances, more prominent publications, and more. That focus on youth extends to the editors, who should have greater access to the pool of rising analysts and can be more attuned to trends and issues that established authors might miss.
To that end, Tokyo Review is pleased to announce a new editing team:
- Emily Boon, independent Tokyo-based researcher
- Jada Fraser, Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California
- Rintaro Nishimura, Senior Associate at the Asia Group
- Romeo Marcantuoni, Adjunct Lecturer at Temple University, Japan Campus
We’re confident that this is the right team to lead Tokyo Review for its next era. We hope that you will join us in congratulating them and that you will keep following Tokyo Review as it continues to grow and provide a higher standard of English-language analysis on Japan. And of course, pitches are always welcome and may be submitted at editorial@tokyoreview.net
