Totally worth it

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Originally uploaded by sillyhapa.

Yesterday my friend Graham (journalism student at Northwestern) and I interviewed this woman (anchorwoman, commentator, and writer) as part of a Q & A series at JMR, and it was INCREDIBLE. She talked to us for over an hour in a teahouse (in perfect English) about the state of Japanese journalism, the difficulties of being a woman within "the most undereducated and conservative" industry (Japanese media), her close friendship with the imperial family, and her various experiences (including flying like some fighter plane last week).

She's an amazing woman, and it would be wonderful if I could do a more in-depth profile on her for something better than JMR. We'll see. Look how adorable she is in this picture, she was like, "Should I look all bossy?" Good times in Tokyo.

Here's the article:
Royals Insider Defies Press Club System and Gender Bias