Martin Fackler
@martinfackler.bsky.social
Reporter & Editor @ New York Times
Author of forthcoming book on the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Author of forthcoming book on the Fukushima nuclear disaster
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Martin Fackler
@martinfackler.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations
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Eighty years after Japan surrendered to end World War Two, only some 800 of its war veterans are still alive. I interviewed six of the last surviving soldiers and sailors of the Emperor's military. Here are their stories:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
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My thanks to Monocle's Tyler Brûlé and Fiona Wilson for inviting me to join an on-air conversation about Sanae Takaichi's chances of becoming prime minister, the end of the Osaka Expo and my upcoming book on Fukushima.
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Monocle radio - listen now
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October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My thanks to Monocle's Tyler Brûlé and Fiona Wilson for inviting me to join an on-air conversation about Sanae Takaichi's chances of becoming prime minister, the end of the Osaka Expo and my upcoming book on Fukushima.
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The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
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Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions
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October 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
Here's an odd article in the Japan media about a Jiji Press cameraman being punished for threatening to lower Takaichi's approval rating. If true, the cameraman clearly spoke out of turn for claiming influence he didn't actually have, but why is this a news item at all?
www.47news.jp/13268995.html
www.47news.jp/13268995.html
自民･高市総裁取材待機中に「支持率下げてやる」、時事通信社カメラマンの発言と確認 同社が厳重注意
時事通信社は９日、映像センター写真部所属の男性カメラマンが、自民党の高市早苗総裁の取材待機中に「支持率下げてやる」と発言したことを確認し、厳重注意したと発表した。発言はインターネット上で生配信され、 ...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Here's an odd article in the Japan media about a Jiji Press cameraman being punished for threatening to lower Takaichi's approval rating. If true, the cameraman clearly spoke out of turn for claiming influence he didn't actually have, but why is this a news item at all?
www.47news.jp/13268995.html
www.47news.jp/13268995.html
時事通信のカメラマンに世論を動かす力がある訳ないので、この事をニュースにしたのはなぜだろう。高市さんがエリートメディアと戦っている姿を見せるためなのではないでしょうか？
自民･高市総裁取材待機中に「支持率下げてやる」、時事通信社カメラマンの発言と確認 同社が厳重注意
自民･高市総裁取材待機中に「支持率下げてやる」、時事通信社カメラマンの発言と確認 同社が厳重注意
時事通信社は９日、映像センター写真部所属の男性カメラマンが、自民党の高市早苗総裁の取材待機中に「支持率下げてやる」と発言したことを確認し、厳重注意したと発表した。発言はインターネット上で生配信され、 ...
www.47news.jp
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
時事通信のカメラマンに世論を動かす力がある訳ないので、この事をニュースにしたのはなぜだろう。高市さんがエリートメディアと戦っている姿を見せるためなのではないでしょうか？
The BBC has published the top ten countries for expats, and Japan didn't make the cut despite the increased number of foreign residents here. I'm guessing the language barrier is one reason for the omission.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The best countries for expats in 2025
From Panama's jungles to Vietnam's buzzing cities, these five countries offer expats the best mix of affordability, friendliness and quality of life.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The BBC has published the top ten countries for expats, and Japan didn't make the cut despite the increased number of foreign residents here. I'm guessing the language barrier is one reason for the omission.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The AI boom is reviving San Francisco. One new event is robot fight nights.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t...
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‘Peak SF’ on a Friday Night Is a Robot Fight
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September 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The AI boom is reviving San Francisco. One new event is robot fight nights.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t...
Senator Cruz calls Trump administration's use of FCC threats against TV media "dangerous as hell."
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Cruz Calls F.C.C. Threats to Media ‘Dangerous as Hell’
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September 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Senator Cruz calls Trump administration's use of FCC threats against TV media "dangerous as hell."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Steve Bannon used to talk about Abe Shinzo being a precursor to Trump, and the removal of Jimmy Kimmel and threats about revoking FCC licenses are an example of where he was right.
September 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Steve Bannon used to talk about Abe Shinzo being a precursor to Trump, and the removal of Jimmy Kimmel and threats about revoking FCC licenses are an example of where he was right.
Reposted by Martin Fackler
Eighty years after Japan surrendered to end World War Two, only some 800 of its war veterans are still alive. I interviewed six of the last surviving soldiers and sailors of the Emperor's military. Here are their stories:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Eighty years after Japan surrendered to end World War Two, only some 800 of its war veterans are still alive. I interviewed six of the last surviving soldiers and sailors of the Emperor's military. Here are their stories:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
He won zero seats in the last election, so an AI chatbot leading an illusory political party seems oddly appropriate.
An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.
New Japanese political party to install AI leader
Shinji Ishimaru, who launched the Path to Rebirth party in January, quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
He won zero seats in the last election, so an AI chatbot leading an illusory political party seems oddly appropriate.
From the archives of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan:
Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Lt. Zenji Abe, who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, speaking in 1994 and 2005 about his experiences during the attack and the war.
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Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Lt. Zenji Abe, who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, speaking in 1994 and 2005 about his experiences during the attack and the war.
youtu.be/x-t5tOJlHB4
Zenji Abe, Pearl Harbor Pilot - English Subtitles (1994 & 2005)
YouTube video by 日本外国特派員協会 オフィシャルサイトFCCJchannel
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September 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
From the archives of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan:
Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Lt. Zenji Abe, who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, speaking in 1994 and 2005 about his experiences during the attack and the war.
youtu.be/x-t5tOJlHB4
Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Lt. Zenji Abe, who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, speaking in 1994 and 2005 about his experiences during the attack and the war.
youtu.be/x-t5tOJlHB4
7-Eleven's Japanese-American CEO wants to spend $13 billion to bring Japanese convenience store-level food to stores in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens?
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September 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
7-Eleven's Japanese-American CEO wants to spend $13 billion to bring Japanese convenience store-level food to stores in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba to announce his resign today, NHK reports. He will hold a press conference at 6:00 pm Japan time at which he is also expected to announce an LDP internal election to pick his replacement.
September 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba to announce his resign today, NHK reports. He will hold a press conference at 6:00 pm Japan time at which he is also expected to announce an LDP internal election to pick his replacement.
I visited the Japanese island of Sado, where locals perform Noh, an ancient and otherworldly theater form. Once the preferred entertainment of the samurai, Noh survives today in specialized theaters -- and on Sado, a small island with one-third of Japan's Noh stages.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
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September 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I visited the Japanese island of Sado, where locals perform Noh, an ancient and otherworldly theater form. Once the preferred entertainment of the samurai, Noh survives today in specialized theaters -- and on Sado, a small island with one-third of Japan's Noh stages.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
Without a comparative study, it's tough to know if the cancers rates found in Fukushima are high or just normal. It amazes me that authorities would leave so important a question unresolved. But then again, they've never fully revealed what happened in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, either.
Was an unusually high number of thyroid cancers detected in Fukushima due to the 2011 nuclear accident, or over screening as many doctors say? Japan hasn't conducted a comparative study to find a definitive answer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
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September 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Without a comparative study, it's tough to know if the cancers rates found in Fukushima are high or just normal. It amazes me that authorities would leave so important a question unresolved. But then again, they've never fully revealed what happened in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, either.
Was an unusually high number of thyroid cancers detected in Fukushima due to the 2011 nuclear accident, or over screening as many doctors say? Japan hasn't conducted a comparative study to find a definitive answer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Was an unusually high number of thyroid cancers detected in Fukushima due to the 2011 nuclear accident, or over screening as many doctors say? Japan hasn't conducted a comparative study to find a definitive answer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Here's a story on China stirring up nationalism with propaganda movies that promote hatred of Japan -- while deflecting attention away from the country's own weak economy and other more contemporary failings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...
China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate
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August 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Here's a story on China stirring up nationalism with propaganda movies that promote hatred of Japan -- while deflecting attention away from the country's own weak economy and other more contemporary failings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...
Japan's justice minister wants to prepare for a future in which 10% of the population is immigrants. That's about three times the current ratio.
www.47news.jp/13079769.html
www.47news.jp/13079769.html
外国人10％想定し政策検討 入管庁、PT設置へ
鈴木馨祐法相は29日、外国人政策に関する私的勉強会の中間報告書を公表した。少子高齢化に伴い、推計通り総人口に占める外国人比率が10％台となる場合を想定し、政策を検討する必要があると明記。出入国在留管 ...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Japan's justice minister wants to prepare for a future in which 10% of the population is immigrants. That's about three times the current ratio.
www.47news.jp/13079769.html
www.47news.jp/13079769.html
My obituary of 102-year-old Sen Masaoki, aka Sen Genshitsu, who volunteered to be a kamikaze pilot during WWII, and survived the war to become grand master of the Urasenke school of Japan's tea ceremony.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer Who Later Promoted Peace, Dies at 102
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August 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My obituary of 102-year-old Sen Masaoki, aka Sen Genshitsu, who volunteered to be a kamikaze pilot during WWII, and survived the war to become grand master of the Urasenke school of Japan's tea ceremony.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan is working with the History Channel to make available recordings of historic press conferences from the Club's archive.
FCCJ & A+E Networks Collaboration: 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda (2/171975) - English Subtitles
YouTube video by 日本外国特派員協会 オフィシャルサイトFCCJchannel
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August 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan is working with the History Channel to make available recordings of historic press conferences from the Club's archive.
Here's the behind-the-scenes story of why and how I profiled six of Japan's last surviving war veterans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/i...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/i...
Meeting the Last of Japan’s Living War Veterans
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August 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here's the behind-the-scenes story of why and how I profiled six of Japan's last surviving war veterans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/i...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/i...
Speaking in the Diet, Sanseito leader Kamiya Sohei calls Japan's tariff agreement with Trump an "unequal treaty," likening it to the extraterritoriality treaties that Western imperialist powers imposed on Meiji-era Japan.
www.47news.jp/12972126.html
www.47news.jp/12972126.html
神谷氏「日米合意は不平等条約」 参政代表、参院予算委で初質問
参政党の神谷宗幣代表は5日、参院選での議席増を受け、参院予算委員会で初めて質問に立った。日米関税交渉合意に関し「不平等条約を押し付けられた感覚を持っている国民もたくさんいる」と強調。日本に対する15 ...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Speaking in the Diet, Sanseito leader Kamiya Sohei calls Japan's tariff agreement with Trump an "unequal treaty," likening it to the extraterritoriality treaties that Western imperialist powers imposed on Meiji-era Japan.
www.47news.jp/12972126.html
www.47news.jp/12972126.html