Kasumi Abe is an experienced journalist, author, and columnist covering current affairs and cultural trends from New York for Yahoo! Japan News, Newsweek Japan, CROSS FM, and as the author of a Brooklyn guidebook.โWith over 20 years of experience in magazine editorial and reporting in both Japan and the U.S., I have conducted one-on-one Interviews with notable figures such as Roger Federer, Rocky Aoki, Brad Wilson, and Japanese celebrities including GLAY, Dreams Come True, hide from X-Japan. Additionally, I’ve provided interpretation services for investors (with Anna Wintour) and Hokkaido newspaper (with Bernstein family).
After graduating from university, I began a career as a staff magazine editor covering music news at a publishing company in Japan, where daily responsibilities included interviewing distinguished musicians. Later, I was offered the role of editor-in-chief for a series of guidebooks. After six years in this editing and leadership role, I moved to New York to pursue my dream. There, I took on the position of editor, sales rep and senior editor at a local newspaper, serving in this role for seven years. Since 2014, I has worked as an independent journalist.
2018 was a milestone yearโas both an author and photographer, I published Tabi no Hint Book BROOKLYN, fulfilling a long-held dream. The book has received 5-star reviews on Amazon. ๐
I’m a member of professional affiliations. More about I can be also found in NY Post and The Japan Times, including a feature on life in New York and the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
- ๅฎ้จใใใฟ๏ผๆฅ็ฑณ20ๅนดไปฅไธใฎ็ต้จใๆใคใฉใคใฟใผ, ใณใฉใ ใในใ, ๅ ฑ้่จ่ ,้่ช็ทจ้่ ,ๅ็ๅฎถ, Yahoo! Japan Newsใจใญในใใผใใใใฅใผใจใผใฏ็ด่กไพฟใใชใผใตใผ๏ผใณใกใณใใผใฟใผ, Newsweek, CROSS FMใฌใใผใฟใผ
- 1ๅฏพ1ๅฏพ้ขใคใณใฟใใฅใผๅฎ็ธพ๏ผใญใธใฃใผใปใใงใใฉใผใใญใใญใผ้ๆจใACE HOTELใใฉใใใปใฆใคใซใฝใณCEOใไธ้ขจๅ ๅตๆฅญ่ ใปๆฒณๅๆ็พใ่คไบใใใคใGLAYใDreams Come Trueใhide (X-Japan)ใปใๆฅ็ฑณ่ๅไบบๅคๆฐ๏ผ
- ้่จณๅฎ็ธพ๏ผใขใใปใฆใคใณใฟใผใใธใงใคใใผใปใใผใณในใฟใคใณใปใ๏ผ
- ็ฑณๆฟๅบๆฉ้ขใใ่จฑๅฏใๅพใฆใขใกใชใซๅฝๅ ใงๆดปๅใ่จ่ ใใญใใงใใทใงใใซใขใใฃใชใจใผใทใงใณๆๅฑใ
- 90ๅนดไปฃ ๅไนๅทๅคงๅญฆ๏ผ็พใๅไนๅทๅธ็ซๅคงๅญฆ๏ผๅๆฅญๅพใๅบ็็คพใซๅ ฅ็คพใ6.5ๅนดๅจ็ฑ๏ผๆญฃ็คพๅก๏ผใ้ณๆฅฝ็ทจ้่ ๏ผใกใธใฃใผใใฅใผใธใทใฃใณใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใขใผ๏ผโใ ใใฏๆฌ็ทจ้้ท

- 2002 ็ๅญฆ็ใจใใฆๆธก็ฑณ
- 2007 ๅจNYๆฅ็ณปๅบ็็คพใซๅฐฑ่ท๏ผๆญฃ็คพๅก๏ผใ7ๅนดๅจ็ฑใใทใใขใจใใฃใฟใผใๅบๅๅถๆฅญ

- 2014 ๅบ็็คพ้่ทๅพใๆฅๆฌใฎITไผๆฅญใฎNYๆฏ็คพ้่จญใตใใผใใใใใณๅธธๅคๅฐไปปใฉใคใฟใผ๏ผ1.5ๅนด๏ผใๅๆใซใใชใผใฉใณในๆฅญๅใซ็ๆ

- 2016 ็ฑณๆฟๅบๆฉ้ขใใใธใฃใผใใชในใใฎๆฟ่ชใๅใใใใชใผใฉใณในใปใธใฃใผใใชในใใจใใฆ็ฌ็ซใ
- ใญใณใใณใฎไปไบ ้ๅง
- CROSS FMใง็ๆพ้ใงใฌใใใๅบฆ่ธใๅญฆใถ
- 2018 ๅใฎ่ๆธ NYใฎใฏใชใจใคใใฃใๅฐๅบใใซใใฏใชใณใธ๏ผๆ ใฎใใณใBOOK๏ผ ๅบ็ใ3้ฝๅธใงๅบ็่จๅฟตใคใใณใ@ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ ๆฑไบฌ ็ฆๅฒก
- 2019 ใญใฅใผใ๏ผใใใ๏ผใจไธญๅฝ๏ผไธๆตท๏ผใฎๆตทๅคๅๆ
- 2020 ใใณใใใใฏใBLM้ข้ฃใฎใฌใใผใใงTVๅบๆผใ่ฑๅฝใฎๅคงๅญฆๆๆใชใฉๅฝๅข่ทจใๅๆๅขใใ
- 2021 ในใคในๆฟๅบๆฉ้ขFDFAใใใฏใชใใณใทใฃใซๅๅพใใ็ฑณใญ้ฆ่ณไผ่ซ๏ผใธใฅใใผใ๏ผๅๆ
- 2024 ใญใฅใผใใฎใฐใขใณใฟใใข็ฑณ่ปๅบๅฐใๅคง็ตฑ้ ้ธๅ ๅคงไผ ๅคง็ตฑ้ ้ธใฎๆ็ฅจๆ ๅๆ
- ใฏใชใใณใทใฃใซใๅพใฆ9/11่ฟฝๆผๅผๅ ธใใฟใคใ ใบในใฏใจใขๅคงๆฆๆฅใซใฆใณใใใฆใณใชใฉๅๆๅฎ็ธพๅคๆฐetc…

My focus
Cultural activities, along with gourmet, lifestyle, and travel news for periodicals, radio broadcasting, and news websites.
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- ไบบใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผใใซใซใใฃใผใใฉใคใในใฟใคใซ๏ผๅใๆนใ่กใใฟใ้ฃใใใฌใณใใ็คพไผๅ้กใใใใฏ๏ผในใฟใผใใขใใใใ็พๅฐใฎ็ฉบๆฐๆใใไผใใใฎใๅฅฝใ
What I Like
Exploring the city to find nice cheap eats. Love Jazz, salsa, chilling at the beach (dreaming of Varadero), snowboarding, learning new languages (to become a polyglot is my next challenge), traveling, cheering up the soccer teams over a local pale ale or pilsner and meeting interesting people;)
- ๅฑๅคใง้ขจใจๅคช้ฝใซๅฝใใใชใใใๅฝๅฐB็ดใฐใซใกใใใซในใใผใจในใใผใ่ฆณๆฆใใซใชใใฎใใผใใใฉใใณๆๅใจใตใซใตใในใใใๆช็ฅใชใ่จ่ช็ฟๅพ ในใใคใณ่ชใๆ ใๅฝ็ฑๆฐๆไบบ็จฎๅใใใจใใซใฎใผใฎ็ถบ้บใชไบบใๅคงใ้ใใชใใใฌใใทใฃใผใใใใชใใใฎๆฐใใชๆๆฆใๅฅฝใ
Experiences
Translation
Interpretation
Coordination
็ฟป่จณ ใใผใฑใใฃใณใฐ ใชใตใผใ ใใธใในๆ ๆตทๅค้ฒๅบใตใใผใใ่ฆๅฏใใกใใฃใขๅๆใณใผใใฃใใผใใๅพๆ
้่จณๅฎ็ธพ
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Photo credit
Portrai: Kazuhiro Ueda
Interview image: Albert Cheung

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