Media enquiries
We welcome enquiries from the media.
Daishiro Sasaki, our Representative Director, experienced homelessness himself before moving to the side of those providing support. He now works on the ground on communication poverty and on emergency support for hardship that has become harder to see. He can speak about people the statistics do not capture, both from direct experience on the ground and from the data we have accumulated.
What we can speak about
- Communication poverty — the isolation that begins when a phone is cut off, and the idea that communication is a human right
- Gig work and unstable housing — what life is really like for people working while living in internet cafés
- Emergency support in practice — building places of refuge with citizens and ICT (Sekai Bivouac)
- Outreach that lands — delivering support information as short videos (“Welfare Uncle”)
- Public assistance today — why applications rise while the number of recipients does not
What we ask before you report
Interviews with the people we support are arranged separately, with their consent. On the ground we handle personal information and urgent situations. If you would like to speak with someone we have supported, please raise it while you are planning the piece.
Whether filming on site or accompanying our team is possible depends on the case. Please ask us about that as well.
Previous coverage
NHK Close-up Gendai, Asaichi, Tokoro-san! Jiken desu yo and Shutoken Network; Fuji TV The Non-Fiction (twice); ABEMA Abema Prime; TOKYO MX Hori Jun Gekiron Summit; the Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun; TBS Radio Jinken TODAY; and others.
Speaking requests are a different page. For in-house training or a panel appearance, please see speaking requests.
How to get in touch
Please use the form below, including the outlet, the nature of the piece, your preferred dates and your deadline. We reply within three working days.