The Role

Bloomberg seeks a reporter in our Tokyo office to cover Japan's stock market. Knowledge of the economy, financial markets and business is essential, and at least two years of business reporting experience at a major newspaper or wire service. The successful applicant will produce breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure, contribute regular enterprise pieces, and write stories that are clear and comprehensive.

The reporter will focus on all aspects of the Japanese stock market, including daily trading and trends in earnings and the economy as they affect share prices. The reporter will also be expected to monitor industry recommendations, to quickly notice and explain individual share movements, and to develop sources among the market's most successful traders and investors. They will be expected to work collaboratively with colleagues writing in Japanese and English to produce the best stories possible.

The Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience of working in a real-time news environment is desirable.
• Experience covering financial markets is desirable as is knowledge of the economy and business
• Two years of business reporting experience is required as are superior math skills and attention to detail. Ability to use Microsoft Excel would be viewed favorably
• English language skill

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 315,000 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 three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.