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New York Times / Motoko Rich / Jul 8, 2019
“Ms. Mochizuki is unusual in that she is a reporter covering the Tokyo metropolitan region who attends news conferences held by the central government. But she also stands apart as a vocal woman in the male-dominated world of Japanese politics. ‘She is attacking these male bonds,’ said Kaori Hayashi, a professor of sociology and media studies at the University of Tokyo. Ms. Mochizuki violates ‘what they have understood of what journalists should do at a press conference,’ she said.”
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