A Liberal Democratic Party telecommunications panel on Friday conducted a closed-door meeting with executives from NHK and TV Asahi to demand “explanations” about editorial controversies at the broadcasters.
The meeting at LDP headquarters came amid criticism that the ruling party’s planned hearing would erode press freedoms and weaken independent state-licensed broadcasters.
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