# Japan

Government actions against journalists in Japan

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Japan is in Eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Japan, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=JP&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint

## Heads of government at the time

- [Fumimaro Konoe: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/fumimaro-konoe)

## Incidents by year

### 1937

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 1937 | [Japan: government requires clearance to publish war news under the Newspaper Law, 1937](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1937-japan-newspaper-law-war-censorship) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | Silence | [Fumimaro Konoe](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/fumimaro-konoe) | Sustained |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/jp.

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