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CountryJapan
ContinentAsia
TacticPrior restraint 1
StageSilence 1
OutcomeSustained 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentFumimaro Konoe
Japan: government requires clearance to publish war news under the Newspaper Law, 1937
After Japan's war with China escalated into full scale conflict in July 1937, the government invoked Article 27 of the Newspaper Law to require government clearance before publishing war related news, while a Home Ministry directive to loc…
Prior restraint · Stage Silence · Head of government Fumimaro Konoe · Sustained