Japan ministry says files suggesting pressure on media were its documents

Japan's internal affairs ministry said Tuesday that papers recently made public by an opposition party lawmaker that suggest political pressure was put on broadcasters by a past administration were compiled within the ministry.The papers, revealed last Thursday, indicate that between 2014 and 2015, the government led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was eager to intervene in the freedom of broadcasting.Sanae Takaichi, the minister in charge of broadcasting at the time, pledged Friday to quit as a lawmaker if the documents, released by Hiroyuki Konishi, a Diet member of the main opposition …READ FULL ARTICLE