Isoko Mochizuki

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Isoko Mochizuki (Japanese: 望月 衣塑子, Mochizuki Isoko; born 1975)[1] is a Japanese newspaper journalist for Chunichi Shimbun (Tokyo Shimbun), based in Nagoya.

Mochizuki is the inspiration for the film The Journalist (Japanese: Shimbun Kisha; 2019),[2] directed by Michihito Fujii and loosely based on a book of the same name by Mochizuki.[3] She stars in the documentary film Documentary of the Journalist (2019) by Tatsuya Mori.[4]

Justin McCurry wrote in The Guardian that "Mochizuki specialises in a brand of robust questioning that many regard as the stock in trade of political reporters in Britain. In Japan, though, she is a rarity in a media landscape where avoiding confrontation is often accepted as the price for continued access to important government sources."[5] In March 2019, about 600 people rallied in support of her at a protest in front of the prime minister's office.[6][7] In 2018, she co-wrote a book with former The New York Times correspondent Martin Fackler about access journalism and media independence in Japan's major newspapers.[8]

Personal life

Mochizuki has worked for the regional newspaper Tokyo Shimbun since 2000.[9] She has two children.[7]

Publications

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References

  1. "Speakers Profile". The 22nd International Conference for Women in Business. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. Brasor, Philip (27 July 2019). "Aligning 'access journalism' and press freedom". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. Hadfield, James (26 June 2019). "'The Journalist': Uncovering the dark side of Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. Hadfield, James (14 November 2019). "'i: Documentary of the Journalist': Japanese press freedom laid bare". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. McCurry, Justin (27 December 2019). "Isoko Mochizuki, the 'troublesome' thorn in Shinzo Abe's side". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. Rich, Motoko (5 July 2019). "This Reporter Asks a Lot of Questions. In Japan, That Makes Her Unusual". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "Meet the Japanese reporter asking more questions 'than she is supposed to'". The Independent. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  8. "Kenryoku to Shimbun no Daimondai". Shueisha. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. "Japan government must not judge the relevance of press questions". Reporters Without Borders. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.