Welcome to Japan Media Review, an online-only journal that examines how emerging technologies are changing the practice, ethics, law, business and politics of journalism in Japan.

Japan Media Review is funded by a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education, and is a joint project of the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication, the USC East Asian Studies Center and GLOCOM -- the Center for Global Communications at the International University of Japan. JMR launched in March, 2003 and is a sister publication of Online Journalism Review.

Japan Media Review publishes a new report every week on the forces that are changing journalism and communications in Japan. We also feature a weekly diary from university students in Japan who are studying how the proliferation of high-tech cell phones and other mobile devices are changing Japanese culture, communication and media consumption habits.

Our grant allows us to hire students to search the Japanese Internet for the latest news. Check their news digest for regular updates on what's happening with media and communications in Japan. Journalism students at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, will also contribute to the news digest. To send our digesters a news tip, click here. To learn more about our staff, click here.

We?d love to know what you think about media trends in Japan. If you have a few moments, please click here for a copy of our Q&A. We will be featuring select responses in our Q&A section over the next year.

If you're interested in writing news articles for us, please see our writers guidelines before sending us a pitch.