Journalist, Line Producer & Filmmaker

Sonja Blaschke (Journalist, Line Producer & Filmmaker)

Sonja Blaschke is a multilingual freelance journalist, magazine editor, news desk editor, author and line producer from Germany. She has lived and worked in Japan for 20 years and speaks Japanese fluently. Her reporting focuses primarily on social issues, politics and current developments in East Asia, particularly in Japan and Taiwan. This also includes major events such as natural disasters. In 2013, she spent several months living in Taiwan, and between 2016 and 2018 she also spent extended periods in Australia and New Zealand. After many years working as a line producer, she directed her first television documentary in 2022. “Rice Fields Instead of Tokyo” follows young people who leave Tokyo and move to a remote mountain village to take up rice farming. In her spare time, she is most likely to be found at rock and metal concerts around the world. Sonja attends around 70 concerts and festivals a year and writes about them online.

Writing Writing in German and English for
print, online and corporate publishing media

Freelance journalist. Reporting on current affairs, politics, social issues, natural disasters, and culture in East Asia. Editor-in-chief of a German-language business magazine about Japan. Extensive experience as an online editor and newsletter writer for European news media in international news coverage. Japan & Tokyo guidebook author.

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Producing Documentary filmmaker and line producer for
TV and film productions in Japan

Unearthing compelling visual stories. Amplifying voices. Advising on contents and intercultural differences. Finding protagonists and locations. Liaising with local partners. Organizing schedules and logistics. Getting permissions. Interpreting and interviews. Problem-solving on all fronts.

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Building bridges and mediating between cultures. Inbound tourism and travel adviser. Japan observer and commentator. Public speaker and event moderator. Sharing passion for live music with international concert travel blog.

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Clients

My clients include daily newspapers, magazines, online media, TV stations and publishing houses – mainly from German, but also from English-speaking countries. Some are interested in my expertise in the East Asia & Oceania region, others need a reliable journalist who also has many years of online and TV experience and speaks several languages fluently.
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Eine Überlebende der Bombenangriffe vor einer Karte mit Zeugnissen dieser Zeit. © Sonja BlaschkeDer vergessene Feuersturm (2015)
Endured a 14-hour time difference to see Imminence in Canada twice, flying over from Tokyo – my longest trip for metal so far © Imminence / Sonja Blaschke | Endured a 14-hour time difference to see Imminence in Canada twice, flying over from Tokyo - my longest trip for metal so far © Imminence / Sonja BlaschkeConcert diary on Instagram (2023)
Blick auf die Hochhäuser im Tokioter Stadtteil Shiodome, im Hintergrund der Fuji © Sonja BlaschkeDas immer gleiche Aufzugtheater (2014)
„Hüpfen verboten!“ – Schild an einer Konzerthalle in Osaka vor einem Metal-Gig © Sonja Blaschke | "Hüpfen verboten!" - Schild an einer Konzerthalle in Osaka vor einem Metal-Gig © Sonja BlaschkeMusk, Metal und ein Marketingdisaster (2023)
Flussidylle unter roten Papierschirmen in Yamashiro Onsen © Sonja BlaschkeNational Geographic x Rimowa: „Unbekannte Schöne“ (2017)
Sightseeing flight over the Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia © Sonja BlaschkeSightseeing flight over the Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia
Jeden Tag sind ein Dutzend Gärtner in Hobbiton am Werk © Sonja BlaschkeZu Besuch in Hobbiton (2017)
Dinieren auf dem Fluss im Norden Kyotos – erfrisched im heißen Sommer! © Sonja Blaschke | Dinieren auf dem Fluss im Norden Kyotos - erfrisched im heißen Sommer! © Sonja Blaschke„Nur keine Eile“ in Kyoto (2016)
Bunte T-Shirts zum Verkauf auf der Insel Ulleungdo, beliebter Ferienort und Sprungbrett zur umstrittenen Insel Dokdo © Sonja BlaschkeSüdkorea hält mit viel Geld an umstrittenen Inseln fest (2014)
„Plane Spotting“ am Flughafen Haneda – beliebter Zeitvertreib in Tokio © Sonja Blaschke | "Plane Spotting" am Flughafen Haneda - beliebter Zeitvertreib in Tokio © Sonja BlaschkeFlugzeugbäuche fotografieren – „Plane Spotting“ in Tokio (2014)
Dragonfruit from Tokunoshima © Sonja BlaschkeDocumentary: How would a potential Taiwan crisis affect the region? (2024)
„Terra X“ shoot in Rebun © Uli Kunz | "Terra X" shoot in Rebun © Uli KunzZDF flagship show – „Terra X: Fascination water“ (2023)

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Sonja Blaschke Freelance East Asia correspondent

Sonja Blaschke is a multilingual freelance journalist, magazine editor, news desk editor, author and line producer from Germany. She has lived and worked in Japan for 20 years and speaks Japanese fluently.

Her reporting focuses primarily on social issues, politics and current developments in East Asia, particularly in Japan and Taiwan. This also includes major events such as natural disasters. In 2013, she spent several months living in Taiwan, and between 2016 and 2018 she also spent extended periods in Australia and New Zealand.

After many years working as a line producer, she directed her first television documentary in 2022. “Rice Fields Instead of Tokyo” follows young people who leave Tokyo and move to a remote mountain village to take up rice farming.

In her spare time, she is most likely to be found at rock and metal concerts around the world. Sonja attends around 70 concerts and festivals a year and writes about them online.

E-Mail info@sonjablaschke.com
Phone Japan +81-90-1103-8299
Phone Germany +49 178-89-95-180