Sticky bonds of the media and government
Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a report critical of the Japanese government. The author, David Kaye, expressed concern over the way the media is pressured by the authorities to support their policies. The government objected to the report, saying it ...
Japan, rights expert trade barbs over Tokyo's record on freedom of expression
A senior Japanese diplomat and a U.N. rights expert traded barbs Monday at the U.N. Human Rights Council over a report released in May that criticized Tokyo's record on freedom of opinion and expression. David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to freedom ...
Arrogant Abe disrespects U.N. and the press
What is with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's arrogant disrespect for the United Nations?
U.N. expert Kaye fires back at Tokyo's criticism of freedom of expression report
A United Nations expert on Friday defended his report on significant threats to freedom of expression in Japan as factually accurate, rebutting the Japanese government's assertions that his views are based on "hearsay information." "I feel very confident based on the work we've done and ...
U.N. rights expert airs concern about Japan's freedom of expression
A U.N. special rapporteur who visited Japan last year noted “significant worrying signals” for the country’s freedom of expression and opinion in a report released Tuesday.
Shooting the messenger: journalism under siege in Japan
Journalists who refuse to toe the official line are under pressure, experts say
Expert sees Japan's high level of digital rights offset by public disinclined to curb Big Brother
Japan’s restrictions on freedom of expression are growing but its sleepy public might not wake up before it’s too late, a U.N. special rapporteur warns.
Japan's meek media kowtows to the government
Last week I compared the Catholic Church in Boston and Japan's "nuclear village" of atomic-power advocates — two powerful institutions that stifled embarrassing revelations for some time. The Oscar-winning film "Spotlight" depicts the comeuppance of the church hierarchy after investigative reporters from The Boston ...
Ebb tide for press freedoms in Shinzo Abe's Japan
A perfect storm is descending on freedom of the press in Japan: The country just sank to No. 72 in the global press freedom ranking issued Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders, down from No. 11 in 2010. And David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur ...
Tokyo denies U.N. expert's accusation that it exerts pressure on media
The government on Wednesday brushed aside a U.N. rights expert's concerns about its influence over the media, saying the country has always upheld freedom of expression. "The Japanese government's explanation was not sufficiently reflected" in the report and opinions of David Kaye, U.N. special rapporteur ...
U.N. rapporteur on freedom of expression slams Japan's 'press club' system, government pressure
A United Nations expert on freedom of expression concludes that Japan's media independence is being jeopardized by government pressure.
U.N. expert on freedom of expression to visit Japan in April
A U.N. expert in charge of freedom of expression, whose visit was postponed at the Foreign Ministry's request, will visit Japan in April, the ministry said Wednesday. David Kaye, U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and ...
