Fixer
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: Right-Wing Ideology in Japan
We supported the production of a feature story for CNA (Channel NewsAsia) Insight, titled“Why Right-Wing Ideology Is Gaining Popularity in Japan.”Please have a look here: For this project, Rio Mimaki served as Fixer, coordinating filming in Japan.This included approaching interview subjects, arranging logistics such as vehicles, and providing on-location interpreting. About the Program From the rise of […]
CueRio helped the production of stories of Sky News Australia: 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
In August, Rio supported Sky News Australia as a fixer during their coverage of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. From the official Peace Memorial Ceremony on August 6 to interviews with survivors and researchers, the team reported on how the legacy of the atomic bomb continues to shape lives today, and […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: Overtourism in Japan
We helped with the feature story of a Singaporean TV network, CNA (Channel News Asia) Insight, titled “Japan's Problem With Tourists: But Why Does It Want More?”. Since the end of the Covid pandemic, the number of tourists visiting Japan from other countries has exploded, partly due to the weak yen. The increase in the […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of CNA: Digitalisation in Japan
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 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 a filming in Mie Prefecture
In 2022, CueRio was involved in various film shoots. As we were told that we can share the news, we would like to write about the memorable coverage we were involved in this summer. At the end of July, we went to Mie Prefecture for three days for this project. A foreign newspaper was covering […]