Forum Contributors

Yuka Mizoue (USJLP 2024, 2025) has worked for TV Asahi as a TV journalist and documentary filmmaker for 20 years. Her passion and life mission are to promote gender equality in Japan through journalism. She has recently been recognized with the Media Ambitious Award for her documentary Sexism: The Real Truth Behind Japanese Politics, which focuses on the barriers women face in Japanese politics.

She has recently launched "Watashi to News" in ABEMA News channel, a news program specifically designed for women, and hosts the podcast Honma no Honnne, where she explains current affairs in a clear and accessible way, earning strong resonance among female listeners.

In addition to her editorial work, she is an active leader in advancing gender equality in the newsroom and recently co-founded the Japanese Women Journalists Association. She holds a B.A. from Doshisha University and studied documentary filmmaking at the University of California, San Diego.