# Claim 907

The government required publishers to obtain government clearance before printing war related news under Article 27 of the Newspaper Law.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The government required publishers to obtain government clearance before printing war related news under Article 27 of the Newspaper Law.
- Field: action
- Value: Newspaper Law required clearance for war news
- About: [incident 1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship)
- Source: War & Media in Modern Japan. https://fanningtheflames.hoover.org/shorthand-story/9
- Publisher: War & Media in Modern Japan
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2021

## Quotation from the source

> Article 27 of the Newspaper Law was put into effect, requiring government clearance to publish war related news.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/907. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.