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STATE SECRETS BILL

EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2013
Abe＊s second strike against freedoms
On the heels of the enactment of the state secrets protection law, the Abe administration is preparing a bill that would criminalize the act of ＆conspiracy＊ for the first time.
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Dec 14, 2013
State secrets bill shows Abe＊s tin ear for local politics
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas ※Tip§ O＊Neill, one of America＊s most influential politicians of the late 20th century, had some sage advice for those who thought about national or international politics. ※All politics,§ O＊Neill warned, ※is local.§
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 7, 2013
Passage of contentious secrets law ends extra Diet session
The extraordinary Diet session effectively closed Saturday morning after the House of Councilors enacted the state secrecy law despite raucous protests from the opposition camp.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 6, 2013
Diet enacts controversial state secrets bill
The Upper House passes the state secrets bill despite soaring opposition over the lack of an independent oversight body to check the government＊s decisions.
Japan Times
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Dec 6, 2013
Protests over secrets bill fiery at 11th hour
Citizens＊ groups continue to blast the state secrets bill with unabated vigor amid concerns that ＆merely seeking secret information＊ could put journalists at risk.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 5, 2013
Secrets bill clears panel by force
The Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition was set to forcibly pass the contentious state secrecy bill into law as early as Thursday night, after it rammed the legislation through the Upper House Special Committee on National Security earlier on the day.
Japan Times
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Dec 5, 2013
Protesters voice alarm over state secrets bill
More than 1,200 protesters gathered outside the Diet building Thursday in a last-ditch effort to thwart the controversial state secrets bill, which the Diet is expected to pass Friday.
Japan Times
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Dec 4, 2013
Opposition takes final swipe at bill
The ruling bloc and the opposition camp face off again over the contentious state secrets bill, even though it appears headed for passage by the Upper House before the Diet session ends Friday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 3, 2013
Fast-tracked secrecy bill riles opposition
The ruling coalition forces through a vote to hold a mandatory public hearing on the state secrets bill without giving opposition lawmakers a chance to speak.
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Dec 3, 2013
Public protests continue against state secrets bill
With the contentious state secrets bill slated to clear the Upper House this week, citizens have been holding daily protests in front of the Diet building, denouncing the law as emblematic of the ※rise of fascism.§
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2013
The politics of secrets
Flip-flops in government explanations of the contentious bill for protecting state secrets — now under deliberation in the Upper House — suggest that the government itself does not have a clear idea of how it plans to prevent the arbitrary designation of information as a special secret.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 2, 2013
Ishiba softens criticism of bill protesters
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba remains critical of public demonstrations despite retracting part of an earlier comment likening protesters to terrorists.
BUSINESS / 51勛圖厙ESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 30, 2013
The secret of keeping official secrets secret
※He that would keep a secret must keep it secret that he hath a secret to keep,§ says Sir Humphrey Appleby, permanent secretary to the Department of Administrative Affairs, a fictitious branch of the British government. He is one of the main characters in the highly acclaimed 1980s BBC television series...
51勛圖厙 / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Nov 30, 2013
Japan: The new Uzbekistan of press freedom in Asia
If you＊re living in Japan, you may be surprised to know that your right to know has been replaced by the right to remain silent. Shhh ... don＊t protest. It＊s practically a done deal.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Nov 30, 2013
Skepticism engulfs secrecy bill
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s government rammed the controversial state secrecy bill through the Lower House last week, what seemed to become evident is that even his Cabinet ministers lack a coherent understanding of the content, breeding even more skepticism among the public.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Nov 14, 2013
Ruling bloc may yield on state secrets bill
Eager to see its state secrecy bill passed by the Lower House next week, the ruling coalition is showing signs of giving ground on the controversial legislation.
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