Articles by Claire McCurdy

Claire McCurdy, Senior Editor at the International Policy Digest has come to writing after years with New York educational and nonprofit organizations. Her international work experience began as a teacher of English in Japan in the 1970’s, followed by work at Japan Trade Center in New York in the early 80’s. .. For the past four years Claire has also written a column in the International Policy Digest, covering international relations, health, and the arts, as they pertain to Japan. After “3/11” Claire began to follow the news of Japan very closely. In July 2011, she attended and wrote a report on a Japan Society NY discussion featuring Japanese NGOs, academics and commentators, on the aftereffects of the triple disaster and the world’s response. She has been reporting on Fukushima events ever since through IPD and at meetings in Tokyo, Oxford (UK), and Rochester Institute of Technology, (RIT), New York. A resident of New York, NY, Claire has an M.A. in History from New York University.