The Origin of a Journalist: Our Potential is Limitless

I am assigned to the NHK Nagasaki Broadcasting Station, where I work as a reporter, covering local news in Nagasaki and writing articles. What kind of information can we, who are closest to people's daily lives, deliver to the world? I carry out my work feeling a sense of mission as a journalist in this regard.

During my student days, I was a member of a student organization called "S.A.L.," where I was involved in activities such as planning study tours to developing countries and creating video documentaries. The first country I visited was the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Before I went, I had a bleak image of poverty, but when I arrived, it was completely different from what I had expected. While they might be economically poor, everyone had such wonderful smiles. An everyday life, no different from Japan, was unfolding—eating meals, playing with friends, studying... I felt a strong desire to bring this reality back to Japan and "share" it.

After that, I backpacked through various countries. I traveled to over 30 countries around the world during my time at university. I was always thinking about what I could do, bringing back what I had seen to Japan.

In addition to my faculty classes, I also enrolled and studied at the Institute for Journalism, Media & Communication Studies (M-Com). The people I met and the things I learned at M-Com are also deeply connected to who I am today.

Unlike in high school, university classes demand that you think for yourself, asking, "What do you think should be done?" University life is the time when you can put those thoughts into action. You can do anything you set your mind to. Don't set limits for yourself, and enjoy your campus life.