Bilingual news service J-STORIES launches, communicating “ESG solutions” from Japan to the world プレスリリース

J-Stories features solutions to the environmental and social challenges facing modern society, such as global warming and widening inequality, while its content, published in English and Japanese, is for a global audience that includes overseas investors.

Video report in English

• The newly launched J-Stories is a news service operated by Pacific Bridge Media and Consulting (PBMC), which is located in central Tokyo and led by entrepreneurial journalist Toshi Maeda. 

The launch of the service comes at a time when  Environment, Society and Governance (ESG) issues and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), which aim for fair and environmentally friendly social reform, are becoming more important than ever. 

Some Japanese companies are working on ambitious innovations not only in decarbonization and environmental protection, but also in such fields as diversity, inclusion and well-being. Using video and articles, J-Stories will report on such future-oriented business activities and management visions from global perspectives.

Example of an article in English

PBMC will produce and distribute high-quality news through J-Stories. By raising domestic and international interest in solutions from Japan and by expanding avenues for fundraising and other activities, it will support the progress of various projects that aim for a sustainable society.

The J-Stories editorial and production team is comprised of professional experts in reporting, information gathering, analysis, and storytelling for both domestic and international audiences. The team's leaders include journalists with extensive experience working for Japanese and international media such as Reuters.

Toshi Maeda, former Reuters correspondent and producer, will serve as managing editor. And Katsuro Kitamatsu, former head of Reuters Japan, will serve as editorial adviser.

The J in J-Stories, stands not only for Japan, but also journalism and a joyful optimistic vision of the future. Alongside our own platform, we plan to enhance our content distribution framework through partnerships with international financial information services as well as domestic and international media outlets in order to directly reach institutional and individual investors around the world.

Example of articles in Japanese

J-STORIES Website:

https://jstories.media (English)
https://jstories.media/jp (Japanese)

A video introducing J-STORIES: 

Video interview with J-STORIES Managing Editor Toshi Maeda and Editorial Adviser Katsuro Kitamatsu

Editorial Team profiles:
– Toshi Maeda, Managing Editor 
Former producer for Reuters TV. From 1997, he worked as a reporter for the Japan Times, mainly covering politics and security. In 2002, he moved to the U.S. where he worked as a reporter for The Associated Press in San Francisco, Newsday in New York, and The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. After returning to Japan in 2005, he joined the Reuters Tokyo Bureau. As a TV producer and correspondent, he reported on news from Japan and Asia for internationaln audiences and broadcasters. In 2010, he founded Pacific Bridge Media & Consulting, Inc., in Tokyo. He is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

– Katsuro Kitamatsu, Editorial Adviser
Former head of Reuters Japan. In 1976, he joined Japan's leading business daily, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, where he served as Toronto bureau chief and deputy director of the European editorial bureau based in London. In 2002, he joined Reuters Japan (now Reuters News and Media Japan K.K.), where he served as editor of Reuters Japanese News service. He has also served as manager of News Development, IFR Bureau Chief Japan, and managing editor of Reuters Japanese News.

Operating Company:
Pacific Bridge Media & Consulting, Inc.
Address: Minoura Bldg. 6th Fl., Roppongi 2-3-8, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
CEO: Toshi Maeda
Established: June 30, 2010
Telephone: +81-3-5562-8429
Email: info@pacificbridge.jp
Services: Planning, production and distribution of multilingual news, documentary and branded content; Editorial and technical support for online conferences, professional presentations, speechs and webinars; Development and provision of media technology.
URL: https://pacificbridge.jp

配信元： PR TIMES
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