Arielle Busetto

Arielle Busetto is a journalist with Bloomberg Japan. The former reporter for JAPAN Forward, covered culture, technology, politics, health, and using a range of experience with digital media including breaking and in-depth stories, podcasts, video, social media and more.

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New Tohoku Japan Quake Brings Deaths, Disrupted Lives, Damaged Infrastructure

Arielle Busetto March 17, 2022

The magnitude 7.4 quake just before midnight on March 16, was accompanied by power...

[Remembering 3.11] Next Challenge: Bringing Vitality Back to Northeast Japan

[Remembering 3.11] Next Challenge: Bringing Vitality Back to Northeast Japan

Arielle Busetto March 11, 2022

Reconstruction of the cities and regions of Northeast Japan isn’t complete until a sense...

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk at a scramble crossing at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo

Local Governments Take Steps as Japan Grapples With Third Wave of Infections

Arielle Busetto November 27, 2020

As new COVID-19 cases climbed sharply during the week leading up to November 25,...

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Press Freedom in Japan: When A Discussion Isn’t A Discussion

Arielle Busetto January 10, 2019

On November 30, 2018, The Japan Times published an article about a South...