Motoko Rich
Bureau Chief, Tokyo at The New York Times
リッチ 素子 NYT Tokyo bureau chief. Books, chocolate & coffee. 本好き She/Her [email protected]. Find me on Instagram @motokorich
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Dec 26, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Motoko Rich |Hisako Ueno
Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of "Sazae-san," a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. The cast gathered in the recording studio, taking turns at the microphones as animated scenes from one of Japan's most beloved television cartoons played on screens in front of them. Midori Kato, 85, was the only gray-haired head in the room. She closed her eyes, appearing to doze for a moment until it was her character's turn.
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Dec 14, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Motoko Rich
In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. "Did I contribute to that?" Mr. Emanuel asked. "Uh, yeah." Patience, Rahm Emanuel likes to say, is a waste of time. The former congressman, chief of staff to President Barack Obama and mayor of Chicago is brash, a touch cocky and frequently profane. Above all, he wants to get things done. Yesterday.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Motoko Rich
But that mood was gone on Wednesday, a day after Mr. Yoon imposed - and then rescinded - martial law in South Korea. Officials in the United States and Japan were scrambling to understand why the leader they'd both embraced had made such a shocking authoritarian move. Now, the domestic political chaos unleashed by Mr. Yoon could imperil the countries' three-way alliance in the Pacific, where they had been fortifying their relationships to confront an increasingly assertive China and North Korea.
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Nov 12, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Motoko Rich |Kiuko Notoya
HIROSAKI, Japan — Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero. As a candidate for a party in opposition, she was facing an incumbent from the party that has ruled Japan for all but four years since 1955.
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Nov 10, 2024 |
msn.com | Motoko Rich
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When I lived in Japan in the 1970s as a kid, I learned Japanese from Sazae-san. With her sheepish gaffes, she was my favorite character. For my final story as Tokyo bureau chief, I met her voice in Midori Kato, still going strong at 85 https://t.co/FOm2lL9I3K with @hudidi1
As Ambassador, Rahm Emanuel may not have had the patience for “nemawashi,” but he says it was what Japan needed https://t.co/MpMiw1l66H
As of today, I am on book leave. Thanks to all for a grateful run in Tokyo. I’m here for a bit longer, and then off to a new adventure next year in Rome. https://t.co/sy1e6qOq7X via @
