Japan’s
ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks
for questioning on Friday, the latest in a series of actions that
opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The
governing Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and
communications strategy questioned the executives, from Asahi TV and a
public broadcaster, NHK, about two separate programs. In one program, an
Asahi commentator made remarks critical of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s
office, while another program on NHK was said to have contained staged
material. The opposition Democratic Party called the questioning a
potential infringement of press freedom. A government spokesman,
Yoshihide Suga, denied suggestions of censorship.
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