RSF cited political pressure and press clubs in its ranking of press freedom in Japan, prompting skepticism and speculation about its ranking criteria.
While a clear win for press freedom, dismissal of the politically motivated tax cases clears "the way of doing business in the Philippines," says Maria Ressa.
Based in Tokyo for more than 40 years, Pio d'Emilia was a reporter who loved his job more than anything else. This passion brought him to...
Its presses damaged by the tsunami, Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun used pen and paper and posted updates at the city’s evacuation centers 10 years ago.
English language coverage of the coronavirus issue shows once again the poor quality of English language reporting on Japan — reporting that is biased, incompetent,...
