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Japan New 2026-10-8Full Metal Japan 2026 – powered by WackenOn 24-25 October 2026, the spirit of Germany’s legendary Wacken Open Air festival will come to Japan! Two days of hard rock, heavy metal and power metal, with German bands headlining both nights. Looking forward to liaising between Japanese organisers and international artists and VIP guests.
Germany 2026-8-18Dino Metal at Summer Breeze Open AirJust weeks after my first Wacken Open Air, it was time for another round of camping, dust and metal – this time at Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl, Germany!
Germany 2026-7-28Next stop: The legendary German metal festival Wacken Open AirFor my first visit to Wacken, I’ll be looking beyond the line-up – at festival culture, international audiences and the connections between Japan and Europe.
Japan 2026-6-18Music doc: “Westbam – In the Rhythm of the Night”What began as a long day and night of filming in Tokyo started with an inspired interview with Japanese DJ pioneer Takkyu Ishino and led to an unexpectedly emotional encounter between iconic German DJ Westbam and one of his most devoted Japanese fans.
Japan 2026-5-26Einen Monat für „Terra X“ unterwegs: Mantas, Meeresschildkröten und LeuchtkalmareJapans beeindruckende Unterwasserwelt steht im Mittelpunkt einer neuen, 45-minütigen Folge der ZDF-Wissenschafts-Doku „Terra X“. Einen Monat lang war ich dafür mit einem Filmteam quer durch Japan unterwegs – von der Tsunamiküste im Nordosten bis in die tropischen Gewässer Okinawas.
Japan 2026-3-16„Black Box Diaries“ finally on screens in JapanThe documentary “Black Box Diaries” by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito is finally screening in Japan – after a long delay. Her film had premiered internationally in 2024 and was released in Japan only in December 2025 due to a mix of legal concerns and hesitant distributors.
Japan 2026-1-1The Year of the Fire Horse 2026Happy New Year! Expect: strong momentum, independence, and periods of noticeable change.
Japan 2025-10-3LDP election – vox pops & DW interviewOn 4 October 2025, the governing Liberal Democratic Party of Japan elected a new leader – and prime minister-designate. A few days before, I went out to collect vox pops. I usually just do the interviewing, but this time also filmed the participants. In addition, I was interviewed for DW’s news program.
Japan 2025-7-31Live reporting for DW on tsunami after Kamchatka quakeThe Kamchatka earthquake on 30 July 2025 was one of the strongest ever recorded and triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific – including Japan. I reported on the developing news story for Deutsche Welle (DW).
Germany Japan 2025-7-1Documentary World Premiere: KREATOR – Hate & HopeOn July 2, 2025, the documentary KREATOR – Hope & Hate will celebrate its world premiere at the Munich Film Festival – with a special guest: KREATOR founder Mille Petrozza.
Japan 2025-6-28JAPANMARKT: „Stabilitätsanker Japan“Die zweite JAPANMARKT-Ausgabe des Jahres ist nun online. Im Magazin der AHK Japan beleuchten wir Japans Bedeutung als zuverlässiger Partner in instabilen Zeiten.
Japan Taiwan 2025-6-18„Allianz gegen China“ – jetzt bei ARTE und DW!Die meisten Produktionen, die ich in Japan als Line Producer in den vergangenen Jahren umgesetzt habe, waren wissenschaftlicher oder gesellschaftlicher Natur. Dieses Mal standen Geopolitik und Militär im Vordergrund.