Passion and hard work are the key to unlock our dreams!
Chie Matsuki has definitely discovered a way to make her dreams come true. After a long and remarkable career in the broadcasting field and a book released in 2013, Chie is a non-stop journalist. She moved to London directly from Japan to continue her studies, and who knows what other projects lie ahead!
After 19 years spent doing a TV and Radio presenter in Tokyo, why did you leave your hometown and your career for coming back to your studies?
I moved to the UK in the summer 2013. It was because of my husband’s job transfer. He’s also a journalist and works for a Japanese TV company. Since I’d been working for 19 years at that time, I thought it was a good time for me to stop working for a while so I decided to study again in order to make the most out of this precious opportunity while living in London. I always wanted to pursue a postgraduate degree, so my dream finally came true.
Have you always wanted to be a journalist?
Yes, I’ve always been interested in what was going on in the world! That’s why I chose to be a journalist as my future career.
What is the most significant memory you have from your long career? And the most embarrassing?
The most significant memory?!…This is a tricky question! Each of my work experiences was so special to me. As a business news presenter, I interviewed more than 100 CEOs, from Japanese and foreign global companies.
I learned how difficult it is to run and manage a company in such competitive markets. It was a time when globalisation accelerated and top managements were forced to decide business structural change. As a journalist, I believe that only human effort and wisdom can combat and overcome any difficulties we might face.
The most embarrassing? Hahaha…Maybe when I first appeared on the TV. I was so nervous that I couldn’t pronounce a word in the script even it was written in Japanese!
What do you enjoy most of being a journalist?
As I told you before, meeting with countless people was the most exciting part of my job!
‘My own unique colour’ is your first book published! Tell us more about it.
Since I was a presenter and interviewer of a documentary programme about women’s life and careers, I could meet an incredible number of attractive women working in various fields. As a result, I decided to write a book about their lives. Some of them are entrepreneurs, some are engineers and others are artists. And at the same time, they’re also mothers!
Why did you to interview in particular just 12 women?
In the TV programme, I interviewed more than 100 women! However, because of the limitation pages, I had to choose 12 women out of 100.
Once you’ve finished your Master, what are your plans? Another book on the horizon?
Well… I would like to go back to my fields, which are TV and Radio, but at the same time, my secret dream would be to teach media at University!And I’m also aiming at publishing my second book on Western women’s work & life!
In today’s society, being a journalist is a tough job but fairly satisfying! Do you have any tips to those out there who are going to be the journalists of tomorrow?
I think we are living in a difficult era in terms of uncertainty for the future. However, our missions are to collect useful information and facts that can motivate people to think more deeply and wisely. We can throw questions to people and it might trigger a big change.
Being a journalist is one of the most exciting job in the world, don’t you think?