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Advisers assess Japan Times performance after INYT tie-up

The Japan Times entered a new era last October when it commenced a tie-up with the International New York Times.
To assess The Japan Times' performance over the past six months and discuss what kind of news should be covered in the future, the four members of The Japan Times Media Advisory Board met with editorial managers April 7 at our headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Board members approached the task from various angles and offered a broad range of observations and recommendations.

Japan Times Media Advisory Board members — Ichiro Fujisaki (from left), John Einarsen, William H. Saito and Lin Kobayashi — discuss the paper's news coverage at the newspaper's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 7, 2014. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

STAFF REPORT

Apr 30, 2014

Now that The Japan Times is being distributed together with the International New York Times, the advisory board members agreed that there should be a newsroom shift toward even more coverage of Japan.

Lin Kobayashi, founder of International School of Asia, Karuizawa, said increased reporting on Japan was a win-win situation for the paper.

"That's where you can have an edge as one of the very few English newspapers in Japan. Foreigners want to know what's happening in Japan," she said.

Advisers assess Japan Times performance after INYT tie-up

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