Japan is slowly becoming an authoritarian nightmare. It already has laws to protect state secrets and prosecute alleged attempted conspiracies, and laws to com

Japan is slowly becoming an authoritarian nightmare. It already has laws to protect state secrets and prosecute alleged attempted conspiracies, and laws to compel any news outlet to never report any government-aimed criticism without always meticulously counterbalancing it with the same amount of positive praise (!). Also the recent rejection, by the prime minister, of scientific committee appointees, without willing to give any reason, is baffling.