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Tokyo Shimbun reporter Isoko Mochizuki apologized on November 1 during a live stream of her own YouTube show, after a dialogue book she co-wrote with philosopher Tatsuru Uchida was found to contain factually inaccurate statements about Daiji Kawanaka, a high schooler who founded the “Japan Junior High School Newspaper.” Several explanations have been floated — including a mix-up over who said what when the recorded conversation was transcribed, or a mistaken memory on her part — but the cause is still under investigation and hasn’t been confirmed. Mochizuki acknowledged she hadn’t checked the content carefully enough as the book’s author, saying “the greatest responsibility lies with me,” but reactions on 5ch were split, with users debating how sincere the apology was, whether this counts as an honest mistake or fabrication, and how responsibility should be divided between author and editor.
Sun, 11/1, 15:59
Tokyo Shimbun reporter Isoko Mochizuki apologized on the 1st during a live stream of her own YouTube show over the issue of factually inaccurate statements in a dialogue book with philosopher Tatsuru Uchida regarding Daiji Kawanaka, a high schooler who founded the “Japan Junior High School Newspaper,” saying “I am truly, deeply sorry.” She explained that her fact-checking as the author had been “extremely inadequate” and said, “the greatest responsibility lies with me.”
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What people said
She should've just stuck with Tokyo Shimbun.
Nah, there's a third one —
she did it on purpose (｀・ω・´)
So is someone else responsible too?
What the hell did she do to him?
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👄 At this point, none of her past articles can be trusted either.
Didn't she always say stuff like "streaming from your own channel to dodge a real press conference is cowardly"?
She can go write corporate histories instead.
She's doing the same thing as that bald guy did.
wouldn't have made a mistake like this in the first place.
It's just way too bad…
*teehee~* (cutesy "oops!" pose) lolololol
Her questions are always just rehashes of other outlets' articles or her own assumptions.
A lot of the time they're not even questions — more like ideological speeches.
It's nothing but fabrication.
She probably figured a kid wouldn't be able to talk back.
She doesn't think she did anything wrong, not even a little.
She'll probably do it again.
Don't outsource it to someone else — do it yourself.
Isn't that the editor's job?
These days paperback nonfiction books get about as much care as a magazine.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
This controversy stems from factual inaccuracies in a dialogue book by Mochizuki and Uchida concerning the “Japan Junior High School Newspaper,” founded by a high school student. The passage in question is reportedly one where Mochizuki portrayed the student favorably, suggesting the error may stem from insufficient fact-checking rather than malicious intent. Thread commenters were split between those calling it outright “fabrication” rather than a mere “misstatement,” and those who accepted the explanation that it was a transcription mistake — and even Mochizuki herself says the true cause is still under investigation, so it remains unconfirmed. The fact that her co-author is moving to recall the book suggests this is too serious to fix with a simple correction, though the scope of the recall and how any revised edition will be handled aren’t clear from the reactions seen so far.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Isoko Mochizuki apologizes live on stream for errors in her dialogue book, saying “the greatest responsibility lies with me” — co-author reports book recall“.
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