Internal affairs ministry claims ownership of files suggesting pressure on media

Ministry says files suggesting pressure on media were its documents

Japan's internal affairs ministry says that papers recently made public by an opposition party lawmaker that suggest political pressure was put on broadcasters by a past administration were compiled within the ministry.

Internal affairs ministry claims ownership of files suggesting pressure on media

The papers suggest that between 2014 and 2015, the government led by then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe actively intervened in broadcasting freedoms.

Japan's ministry says files suggesting pressure on media were its documents - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's internal affairs ministry said Tuesday that papers recently made public by an opposition party lawmaker that suggest politica