The problem with Japanese mainstream media

<p>Meet Martin Fackler, a journalist and author based in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about his career in China and Japan, what went into reporting his biggest stories, and the problems with Japan's kisha club system.</p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Meet Martin</p><p>8:50 Advantages of a foreign journalist</p><p>15:48 Journalistic autonomy</p><p>29:20 Japanese bank extortion story</p><p>37:42 Managing information as a journalist</p><p>44:23 The Hainan incident</p><p>49:15 Running from the Chinese police</p><p>55:08 Responsibility to international conflict</p><p>59:54 The Japanese banking crisis</p><p>1:09:45 Responsibility as Tokyo Bureau Chief</p><p>1:15:34 The Fukushima disaster</p><p>1:31:45 Journalism vs. safety</p><p>1:40:53 Why don't we know what happened?</p><p>1:46:33 Failure of the Japanese media</p><p>1:56:07 The Japanese press oligarchies</p><p>2:06:28 Social media's influence on journalism</p><p>2:19:28 Why AI can't do journalism</p><p>2:22:53 Looking ahead</p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p>Follow Martin: </p><p>https://x.com/martfack</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br /></p><p>Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/</p>