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Japan’s government moves to gag press freedom

6ceed-japan-government-officially-censors-truth-about-fukushima-nuclear-radiation-disasterflag-japanFuk-‘hush’-ima: Japan’s new state secrets law gags whistleblowers, raises press freed.om fears Rt.com.  October 25, 2013   Many issues of national importance to Japan, probably including the state of the Fukushima power plant, may be designated state secrets under a new draft law. Once signed, it could see whistleblowers jailed for up to 10 years……. Under the new legislation a ministry may classify information for a five-year term with a possibility of prolongation to up to 30 years. After that a cabinet ruling would be needed for the secret to be treated as such, but there is no limit for how long information may be kept under a lid.

“Basically, this bill raises the possibility that the kind of information about which the public should be informed is kept secret eternally,” Tadaaki Muto, a lawyer and member of a task force on the bill at the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, told Reuters.

“Under the bill, the administrative branch can set the range of information that is kept secret at its own discretion.”

Media watchdogs in Japan fear the bill would allow the government to cover up serious blunders, like the collusion between regulators and utilities, which was a significant factor in the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. …… http://rt.com/news/japan-state-secrets-law-712/

October 26, 2013 - Posted by | Japan, secrets,lies and civil liberties

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