Japan secrecy law stirs fear of limits on freedoms

By AP News Nov 26, 2013 

TOKYO (AP) — A proposed state secrecy law in Japan that imposes stiffer penalties on bureaucrats who leak information — and journalists who seek it — is spurring a public outcry, with opponents blasting it as a heavy-handed effort to hide what the government is doing and restrict press freedom.

Japan Secrecy Law Stirs Fear of Limits on Freedoms by nelvely