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EDITORIAL

Japan's Illiberal Secrecy Law

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Published: October 29, 2013

The Japanese government is poised to enact a secrecy law that will undermine the people’s right to know. The law will give all government ministries the right to classify information related to defense, diplomacy, counterintelligence and counterterrorism as a state secret. But there is no guideline as to what constitutes a secret. This lack of definition means the government could well designate any inconvenient information secret. [Read More!]