Simon Farrell

Background

About Simon Farrell

Board Director of Animal Refuge Kansai, since July 2020 Media Partner of Refugee Empowerment International, since 2010 Statutory Auditor, The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ), since 2022 (Director 2020-22); Chair, Associate Members Committee, since 2021; Co-chair Entertainment Committee since 2024 Committee Member, The William Adams Club, since 2024; Media Partner since 2019 Committee Member, The American Club Nihonbashi, since January 2024 Board Director, Publisher and co-founder of Custom Media in Tokyo, since 2008 Board Director and Consultant, Japan Market Expansion Competition, since 2018 Executive Committee member, British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, 2010-2015 Media Partner of the Sego Initiative environmental awareness platform, since 2012 Japan-British Society Award 2015, for developing bilateral ties and charity work Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, since 2018 Editor-in-Chief and founding Publisher of BCCJ ACUMEN, 2009-22 Executive Producer of In Japan TV bilingual video channel, since 2016 Chair of Tokyo American Club's TAC Talk sub-committee of the Culture, Community & Entertainment Committee, 2020-2023 Chair, South African Chamber of Commerce in Japan since 2022, Vice-Chair, 2018-22 Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The ACCJ Journal, 2013-2021 Publisher of The Canadian for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, 2018-22 Writer and page editor, Yomiuri Shimbun (Daily Yomiuri), 2001-2004 Freelance foreign correspondent / editor, UK / US / local press, Cape Town, South Africa, 1995-2001 Reporter, Khaleej Times, 1994-1995 Freelance foreign correspondent, Havana, Cuba, 1993-1994