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Claim

Claim 909

The Army Ministry's August 1937 assessment found that about eighty percent of submitted articles were approved.

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

Statement
The Army Ministry's August 1937 assessment found that about eighty percent of submitted articles were approved.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Eighty percent of submitted articles approved, August 1937
About
incident 1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship
Source
War & Media in Modern Japan
Publisher
War & Media in Modern Japan
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2021

Quotation from the source

the Army Ministry’s August 1937 assessment that eighty percent of articles were approved