Date : August 25 - 31, 2024
Fellowship Program: Honolulu Star Advertiser Journalist Kevin KNODELL (US)
post date : 2024.11.15
As part of the 2024-2025 FPCJ Fellowship Program, Mr. Kevin Knodell, a reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, visited Japan from August 25 to 31.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, and was established in 2010 through a merger of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, with 128 years of history, and the Honolulu Advertiser, with 154 years of history.
While in Japan, Mr. Knodell covered the topics of security and diplomacy, as well as Japanese people’s interest in Hawaii. He spoke with government officials, members of research institutes, and experts, as well as interviewing people on the street.
After the program finished, Mr. Knodell commented that even though it was his first time visiting Japan, he was very satisfied that he was able to speak with his desired interviewees, and that he thought he could write articles that would be valuable to the people of Hawaii.
Mr. Knodell and Tokai University Associate Professor Takehiro Kurosaki
Mr. Knodell and Mr. Watanabe (Tourism Agency, Director for International Affairs)