# Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) established in 1945 to provide support to foreign journalists working in Post-World War II Japan has historically been situated in the vicinity of Ginza, Tokyo.
Today, the club offers a workroom facility, a library, a restaurant, a bar, and a steady stream of local and international speakers and panels, for its members. Its facilities are housed on the 5th and 6th floors of the Marunouchi Nijubashi Building near the Imperial Palace.
FCCJ publishes the monthly No. 1 Shimbun.

## Presidents

Past presidents include legendary war correspondent John Rich, leading "China watcher" John Roderick, later editor of the Chicago Sun-Times Frank Devine, 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Max Desfor, and Burton Crane, also well known as a singer for Columbia Records, singing Japanese-language versions of popular Westerns songs of the day, becoming known as the "Bing Crosby of Japan".
| Name | Affiliation | Period |
| Howard Handleman | International News Service | Oct - Dec 1945 |
| Robert Cochrane | Baltimore Sun | Jan - June 1946 |
| Walter Simmons | Chicago Tribune | July - Dec 1946 |
| Tom Lambert | Associated Press | Jan - June 1947 |
| George Folster | NBC | July 1947 - June 1948 |
| Keyes Beech | Chicago Daily News | July 1948 - June 1949 |
| Allen S. Raymond | Herald Tribune | July 1949 - June 1950 |
| Burton Crane | The New York Times | July 1950 - June 1951 |
| Joe Fromm | U.S. News & World Report | July 1951 - June 1952 |
| William Jorden | Associated Press | July 1952 - June 1953 |
| Dwight Martin | Time-Life | July 1953 - June 1954 |
| Hessell Tiltman | Manchester Guardian | July 1954 - Sep 1954 |
| Rutherford Poats | United Press | Oct 1954 - June 1955 |
| Robert Eunson | Associated Press | July 1955 - Mar 1956 |
| Marvin Stone | International News Service | Apr 1956 - Mar 1957 |
| Earnest Hoberecht | United Press | Apr 1957 - Mar 1958 |
| LeRoy Hansen | United Press | Apr 1958 - Dec 1958 July 1959 - Jun 1960 |
| Sydney Brookes | Reuters | Dec 1958 - Jun 1959 |
| Nathan Polowetzkey | Associated Press | July 1960 - Jun 1961 |
| John Randolph | Associated Press | July 1961 - Jun 1962 |
| Fritz Steck | Neue Zuercher Zeitung | July 1962 - Jun 1963 |
| Lee Chia | Central News Agency | July 1963 - Jun 1964 |
| Julius Cohn | Fairchild Publications | July 1964 - Jun 1965 |
| John Roderick | Associated Press | July 1965 - Jun 1966 |
| Frank Devine | Australian Newspapers Association | July 1966 - Jun 1967 |
| Al Kaff | United Press International | July 1967 - Jun 1968 |
| Henry Hartzenbusch | Associated Press | July 1968 - Jun 1969 |
| Ugo Puntieri | Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata | July 1969 - Jun 1970 |
| John Rich | NBC | July 1970 - Jun 1971 |
| Pierre Brisard | AFP | July 1971 - Jun 1972 |
| Mack Chrysler | U.S. News & World Report | July 1972 - Jun 1973 |
| Sam Jameson | Los Angeles Times | July 1973 - Jun 1974 |
| Max Desfor | Associated Press | July 1974 - Jun 1975 |
| Al Cullison | Daily Telegraph | July 1975 - Jun 1976 |
| Bill Shinn | Sisa News Agency | July 1976 - Jun 1977 |
| Frederick Marks | United Press International | July 1977 - Jun 1978 |
| Bruce Dunning | CBS | July 1978 - Jun 1979 |
| Swadesh DeRoy | Press Trust of India | July 1979 - Jun 1980 |
| Jack Russell | NBC | July 1980 - Jun 1981 |
| Edwin Reingold | Time | July 1981 - Jun 1982 |
| Karel van Wolferen | NRC-Handelsblad | July 1982 - Jun 1983 |
| Ken Ishii | International Herald Tribune | July 1983 - Jun 1984 |
| Mary Ann Maskery | ABC | July 1984 - Jun 1985 |
| Jurek Martin | Financial Times | July 1985 - Jun 1986 |
| Bruce Macdonell | GlobeNet | July 1986 - Jun 1987 |
| Naoaki Usui | McGraw-Hill World News | July 1987 - Jun 1988 |
| Andrew Horvat | The Independent | July 1988 - Jun 1989 |
| Mike Tharp | U.S. News & World Report | July 1989 - Jun 1990 |
| Peter McGill | The Observer | July 1990 - Jun 1991 |
| David Powers | BBC | July 1991 - Jun 1992 |
| Clayton Jones | Christian Science Monitor | July 1992 - Jun 1993 |
| Lew Simons | Knight-Ridder | July 1993 - Jun 1994 |
| Gebhard Hielscher | Süddeutsche Zeitung | July 1994 - Jun 1995 |
| James Lagier | Associated Press | July 1995 - June 1996 |
| William Dawkins | Financial Times | July 1996 - June 1997 |
| Steven Herman | CBS Radio/Discovery Channel | July 1997 - June 1998 |
| Robert Neff | Business Week | July 1998 - June 1999 |
| Roger Schreffler | E.I.U.Publication | July 1999 - June 2000 |
| James Treece | Automotive News | July 2000 - June 2001 |
| Kazuo Abiko | Associated Press | July 2001 - June 2002 |
| Hans van der Lugt | NRC-Handelsblad | July 2002 - June 2003 |
| Myron Belkind | Associated Press | July 2003 - March 2004 |
| Dan Sloan | Reuters | April 2004 - June 2004 July 2005 - June 2006 |
| Anthony Rowley | Business Times | July 2004 - June 2005 |
| Dennis Normile | Science | July 2006 - June 2007 |
| Martyn Williams | IDG News Service | July 2007 - June 2008 |
| Catherine Makino | IPS | July 2008 - June 2009 |
| Monzurul Huq | Daily Prothom Alo | July 2009 - June 2010 |
| Georges Baumgartner | Swiss Radio and Television | July 2010 - June 2013 |
| Lucy Birmingham | Freelance | July 2013 - June 2015 |
| James Simms | Forbes | July 2015 - Sept 2015 |
| Suvendrini Kakuchi | University World News | Sept 2015 - June 2016 |
| Peter Langan | Freelance | June 2016 - Sept 2016 |
| Khaldon Azhari | PanOrient News | Sept 2016 - July 2018 |
| Isabel Reynolds | Bloomberg L.P. | Sept 2020 - July 2021 |

## Membership

Club membership is around 1,450, with over 240 foreign correspondents (and their Japanese counterparts) as well as over 160 professional associates, mostly working for local media. Associate members number around 1,050 and include entrepreneurs, business executives, other professionals as well as authors and artists.
| FCCJ Sign at Marunouchi Nijubashi Building, Tokyo, Japan | FCCJ Display: CP-16 Camera, Press Helmet, and Armbands | Lobby of FCCJ at old location in Yurakucho Denki Building | FCCJ Press conference at Yurakucho Denki Building former site of FCCJ | Yurakucho Denki Building (left) former site of FCCJ |

## Association

The FCCJ is not a member of the International Association of Press Clubs but has reciprocal agreements with a number of Foreign Correspondents' Clubs in Asia and North America:
* Foreign Correspondents' Club of Beijing
* Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong
* Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club
* Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
* Singapore Press Club
* Colombo Swimming Club
* Hanoi Press Club
* The Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia
* Jaisal Club
* Overseas Press Club of America
* Omaha Press Club
* International Press Club of Chicago
* The National Press Club
* National Press Club of Canada