Isoko Mochizuki


Isoko Mochizuki is a Japanese newspaper journalist for Chunichi Shimbun, based in Nagoya.
Mochizuki is the inspiration for the film The Journalist, directed by Michihito Fujii and loosely based on a book of the same name by Mochizuki. She stars in the documentary film Documentary of the Journalist by Tatsuya Mori.
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." In March 2019, about 600 people rallied in support of her at a protest in front of the prime minister's office. 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.
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Personal life

Mochizuki has worked for the regional newspaper Tokyo Shimbun since 2000. She has two children.

Publications