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CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: Digitalisation in JapanNew!!
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Insight, titled “Why Did Futuristic Japan Fall Behind Digitally?”. In the past, Japan has had an image of being a futuristic and technologically advanced country, but in recent years, the country has been criticised for its slow digitalisation, including repeated […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: Vinyl Revival in Japan
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Money Mind, about Vinyl Revival in Japan. We personally have never bought an analogue record, and we have probably only heard it on a player a handful of times. However, they are becoming increasingly popular in Japan, especially amongst Generation Z. […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: 4-Day Work Week In Japan
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Money Mind, about 4-Day Work Week In Japan. The feature came amidst global attention on how the system would operate in Japan, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announcing the introduction of the system for its civil servants. On the first […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA about 9sqm Micro apartment in Japan
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Money Mind, about Microapartment in Japan and it was aired last week. The micro apartment is a very small sized residence as small as 9sqm and becoming popular among young people who cannot afford high rents but want to live […]
A street shooting project with 4 Slovakian photographers and a British producer
It's been a while since the last update.For about a month in May and June, I was involved in a filming project, neither TV nor movie, that I can't disclose the details of yet.Together with a British producer and four Slovakian cinematographers, we traveled from Tokyo to Osaka and Kyoto, filming in a variety of […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA about Inflation in Japan
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Money Mind, about Inflation in Japan and it was aire last week. We firstly interviewed Ms. Shirai, Advisor for Sustainable Policies of Asian Development Bank Instutute and her opinion on the outlook of Japan's economy. We also interview Mr. Ohama, […]
CueRio helped the coverage of Straits Times about Ishikawa Eathquakes
CueRio's member Rio Mimaki accompanied Mr Walter Sim, correspondent of the Straits Times, a Singaporean newspaper, into the area to report on the earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on 1 January. Rio participated as the Fixer and Videographer this time. By today, the video and article of this Trip have been published and we […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of The Straits Times about Yubari
An article and video from The Straits Times, which CueRio helped produce in June this year, was uploaded last week. I, Rio accompanied their Japan correspondent Mr Walter Sim as a fixer and videographer to Yubari City in Hokkaido, Japan.Here you can see the video on YouTube. Yubari is famous for the world's most expensive […]
Filming in Niseko, Hokkaido, for Channel News Asia
I would like to share with you a programme for which I was involved in the filming as a fixer in Japan last December. We covered the real estate boom in Niseko, a luxury ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan, for “Money Mind”, a financial TV programme by Channel NewsAsia, a Singaporean TV Network.We teamed up […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of The Straits Times
Last summer, Rio had an opportunity to accompany Straits Times reporter, Walter Sim, to Mie Prefecture for his story. The article featured "Amas" or professional divers there and was published in the 14 January issue. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/from-mermaids-to-mermen-japan-s-ama-divers-evolve-with-the-times Rio was there as a videographer, and although his camerawork may not have been perfect, with some unfamiliar challenges […]