In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own NYT Par :Martin Fackler 14 mars 2025 à 05:01 Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority. © Noriko Hayashi for The New York TimesMakoto Watanabe, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa, a small, nonprofit media operation.