Reporters Without Borders, an international group of journalists, released a report on the freedom of the press in each country, in which Japan stated that "it is difficult for reporters to fulfill the role of power monitoring." I was 67th, down one place from last year.
Reporters Without Borders, based in Paris, France, publishes an annual analysis of the world's freedom of the press, and on the 20th released a report on 180 countries and territories around the world. ..
According to it, Norway ranked first for the fifth consecutive year, with Nordic countries such as Finland and Sweden occupying up to fourth.
Japan has dropped one place from last year to 67th place, which is the lowest among the G7 = 7 major countries, and is lower than South Korea, which is 42nd, and Taiwan, which is 43rd.
The report pointed out that Japan is "difficult for reporters to fully fulfill its role as a power watchdog because of customs and economic interests."
In addition, reporters who are critical of the government are being attacked on SNS, and "Prime Minister Suga, who took office last September, has not made any efforts to improve the environment surrounding freedom of the press." I will.
In addition, China was 177th, unchanged from last year, and Myanmar was 140th, down one place, saying that it "returned 10 years ago" due to a series of detentions by the press after the coup d'etat in February.
In addition, the report warns that there is information blocking and coverage obstruction due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in various places.