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AI can now write articles, generate images, and even produce videos. So are professional reporters no longer needed? I don't think so. Quite the opposite. The more information overflows, the more the value of "who saw it, what they found, and how they tell it" grows.
For 25 years, I stood on the front lines as a newspaper reporter. Disasters, incidents, science, community life — my job was to gather firsthand information and turn it into words that reach people.
At the same time, I faced the reality that even the best articles don't reach readers if the delivery method stays outdated. "News deserts" — the phenomenon of news disappearing from communities — are spreading in the US and are no longer a distant concern for Japan.
That's why I chose to combine my experience as a reporting professional with cutting-edge technologies like 3D, AI, and data visualization. I investigate what needs to be preserved with a trained eye, record it with the latest technology, and deliver it to the people who need it. I provide this entire pipeline as a one-stop service.
From personal life stories and memoirs to corporate publications, 3D archiving of historic sites, and data-driven storytelling — I bring professional reporting skills and technology to everything you want to preserve and share.
Immersive Press, Representative: Masashi Suzuki
Career & Qualifications
1975: Born in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
2000: Completed Master's course in Structural Geology at Shizuoka University. Passed Certified Weather Forecaster exam.
2000: Joined Shizuoka Shimbun.
2003: Newspaper Association Award Photo Division entry for scoop photo of hostage barricade incident.
2008: Scooped the decommissioning of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 and the construction plan for Unit 6 (Newspaper Association Award entry).
2017: Cap of long-term serialization on 40 years of Tokai Earthquake theory (Newspaper Association Award finalist).
2019: Passed Eiken Grade 1.
2021: Desk of long-term serialization on Atami debris flow (Newspaper Association Award winner).
2022: City News Department Manager, Editorial Writer, and Senior Staff Writer.
2022: Completed Weather Data Analyst training course.
2022-: Desk of serialization on Makinohara kindergarten bus abandonment incident (Newspaper Association Award finalist).
2023 Apr: Developed in-house "AI City Desk Editor".
2023-: Desk of long-term serialization on Mr. Hakamada and retrial issues (developed and released VR app for Meta Quest).
2025 Nov: Independent and founded Immersive Press.