The Role

Bloomberg is seeking Japanese-language journalists in Tokyo. The Tokyo bureau produces breaking news stories on business and general-interest topics, ranging from company earnings, stock market reports, merger and acquisition news and politics to natural disasters. The successful candidate will be able to meet real-time deadlines. Knowledge of the economy, financial markets and business is key. An ability to break news and produce exclusive stories is essential to this role. Excellent communication skills are vital and English is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required
• Experience working in a real-time news environment
• Knowledge of the economy, financial markets and business
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills

The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company¿s strength ¿ delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately ¿ is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg¿s enterprise solutions build on the company¿s core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.