War & Media in Modern Japan

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https://fanningtheflames.hoover.org/shorthand-story/9

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2026-09-26

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• Japan: government requires clearance to publish war news under the Newspaper Law, 1937
• Claim 907: The government required publishers to obtain government clearance before printing war related news under Article 27 of the Newspaper Law.
• Claim 908: A Home Ministry directive to local officials banned the printing of what it called fallacies that could confuse the hearts of people and induce social unrest.
• Claim 909: The Army Ministry's August 1937 assessment found that about eighty percent of submitted articles were approved.
• Claim 910: Officials concluded the high approval figure reflected editors submitting only material they believed would pass, rather than official leniency.

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