Japan - Japanese prosecutor suspends contempt proceedings against journalist

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders takes note of prosecutor Eiji Masuhara's decision to suspend “criminal contempt” proceedings against freelance journalist Mari Takenouchi in connection with her coverage of the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The proceedings were initiated as a result of a complaint by Ryoko Ando, the head of an organization called Ethos, after Takenouchi tweeted that its efforts to get people to return to live in contaminated areas were an “experiment on human (...)

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