Japan Official Under Fire for Saying Public Broadcaster Won’t Criticize Government (Published 2014)

Japan Official Under Fire for Saying Public Broadcaster Won’t Criticize Government TOKYO — The head of Japan’s influential public broadcaster drew sharp criticism on Sunday for saying that the broadcaster would refrain from criticizing the right-leaning government on such delicate issues as visits to a controversial shrine honoring war dead. He also said his nation should not be singled out for fo

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"Many liberals fear that Mr. Abe will try to drive Japan to the right as he tried to do during his first term as prime minister. His government has begun to slowly make some moves in that direction, including a proposal that textbooks be rejected if they do not teach patriotism 〜"