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Press freedom in Japan 日本资讯自由 A PARADISE for spies is how a former agent of the Soviet KGB described Japan in the1980s. Little has changed, though now the politicians and bureaucrats more often passinformation to journalists than to foreign agents. But this autumn Shinzo Abe, the primeminister, is trying to stop the leaks by passing a forceful new secrecy law, even as he seeksto pass economic reforms as part of his programme of measures known as Abenomics. Healso wants to legislate for a new national security council in order to centralise intelligenceinformation and speed decisions on national security. New rules on secrecy are needed forit to function well, says the government. The media, fearful for press freedom, are cryingfoul. 间谍的天堂，在80年代，潜伏日本苏联克格勃特工如此称呼这个国度。到如今，天堂依然是天堂，只不过相比外国特工，政客与官员现在更多是把消息透露给记者。但这个秋天，安倍晋三首相决意推动一部新的强有力的保密法案，希望以此止住泄密。其认真程度，不下于他推动安倍经济学中的经济改革法案。他还想设立一个国家安全委员会，用以集中情报信息，便于对国家安全问题做出快速决策。政府称，国家安全委员会需要新保密法案的支持。为资讯自由担忧的媒体界高呼此举违规。 | 
