Isoko Mochizuki

Japanese newspaper journalist

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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

Shimbun Kisha (The Journalist). Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2017. ISBN 978-4-04-082191-7. (in Japanese)
Kenryoku to Shimbun no Daimondai (The Problem of Newspapers and Power). With Martin Fackler. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2018. ISBN 978-4-08-721037-8. (in Japanese)

References

^ "Speakers Profile". The 22nd International Conference for Women in Business. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ 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.
^ Hadfield, James (26 June 2019). "'The Journalist': Uncovering the dark side of Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Kenryoku to Shimbun no Daimondai". Shueisha. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "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.