Japan

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[madhatter87]

“Yoshihide Suga, Shinzo Abe’s former right-hand man and successor as prime minister since September 2020, has done nothing to improve the climate for press freedom. ”

[Fushihara]

国境なき記者団の日本レポート

[egamiday2009]

“The Japanese government and businesses routinely apply pressure on the management of mainstream media, which results in heavy self-censorship on topics that could be deemed sensitive, such as corruption, sexual harassment, health issues (Covid-19, radiation), or pollution. ”

[yas-mal]

The Japanese government and businesses routinely apply pressure on the management of mainstream media, which results in heavy self-censorship

[tekitou-manga]

“In 2020, the government ()included public broadcaster NHK on the list of organisations supposed to follow its “instructions” in the case of a major national crisis.”

[akupiyo]

国境なき報道団の報道助自由度ランキング2018。相変わらず先進国ではワーストだけれど、去年より少し上がった。67位。

[Ereni]

国境なき記者団 報道の自由度ランキング2016

[paravola]

（報道自由度ランキング）Ranking:-11,61 in 2015 / free to cover what they want except “state secrets”