Amelia Newcomb
- Trip:
- Fellows Fall 2008
- Affiliation during program:
- Christian Science Monitor
- Country:
- Japan
- Year:
- 2008
- Email:
- [email protected]
Amelia Newcomb is the assistant international editor at The Christian Science Monitor. Prior to that, she held positions as the editor of The Monitor's award-winning education section and its Ideas section, and wrote on a wide variety of education issues. She has also reported periodically from China and Japan. Before joining The Monitor 13 years ago, Newcomb worked for Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun in Washington for two years. A graduate of Harvard University, she also holds a master's degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Stories
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Japan’s New Leadership Role
Amelia Newcomb is the assistant international editor at The Christian Science Monitor. During her five-week IRP Fellowship Newcomb traveled to Japan where she explored the ...
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Japan quietly seeks global leadership niches
Tokyo - In the 1980s, the buzz here was about "Japan bashing" – the biting criticism of a country that was eviscerating America's postwar industrial dominance. This is still ...
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Japan as ground zero for no-waste lifestyle
Kamikatsu, Japan - Tucked almost imperceptibly into cedar-blanketed mountains an hour's winding drive from the nearest metropolis, Kamikatsu seems an unlikely spot for a ...
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Japan cracking US pop culture hegemony
TOKYO - Just two decades ago, Japan's image in the world was of an economic juggernaut, challenging America and other industrialized nations with its push for dominance in ...
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In Japan, retired men find new role as caregivers
Nagareyama, Japan - When retiree Kohei Yoneyama looked in the mirror about a decade ago, he didn't see a guy ready to spend more time on the golf course. A former venture ...
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Japan’s ruling party hopes Aso will restore its reputation
Tokyo - He's a veteran politician known for his unruly tongue and gaffes that have alienated everyone from the nation of China to the elderly and the infirm. He's a ...
Blog Posts RSS
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October 09, 2008 | by Amelia Newcomb
Of shogunates and ATMs
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October 09, 2008 | by Amelia Newcomb
Never to rural to download
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October 01, 2008 | by Amelia Newcomb
Another ominous ‘fed up’
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September 30, 2008 | by Amelia Newcomb
On the fast track
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