The nation’s press freedom ranking in 2018 slightly increased from the previous year, primarily the result of worsening conditions in other democracies, Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday.
The international watchdog group, which measures the degree of freedom available to journalists in 180 countries, ranked Japan at 67th — up five notches from last year — just behind El Salvador and ahead of Lesotho.
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