What life is like as a foreign journalist in Japan
Meet Phoebe, an experienced journalist and a food blogger, who sits down to talk to us about her challenges working as a reporter in Japan.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Meet Phoebe
1:05 How Phoebe first came to Japan
6:03 Getting into journalism
11:51 The impact of journalism on society
17:55 How Phoebe became a reporter for NHK
25:06 How to deal with live reporting
28:46 Writing stories by drinking in the back alleys of Tokyo
32:07 How Phoebe got into food blogging and tours
41:41 How to experience local culture
45:38 Food etiquette tourists should know
48:45 Why Japan doesn't have street food culture
55:45 Current food trends in Japan
1:03:30 Advice for aspiring journalists
1:08:03 Japan lacks media freedom
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