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Internal affairs ministry claims ownership of files suggesting pressure on media

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Japan's internal affairs ministry says papers suggest political pressure was put on broadcasters. The papers suggest that between 2014 and 2015, the government led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was eager to intervene in the freedom of broadcasting. Sanae Takaichi, the minister in charge of broadcasting at the time, pledged Friday to quit as a lawmaker if the documents were proven to be authentic. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications acknowledged the papers were drafted within the ministry.

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The Japan Times

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.

1 year ago·Japan

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Kyodo News+

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.

1 year ago·Japan

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Mainichi Shimbun

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

1 year ago·Chiyoda, Japan

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