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It's no different at all. You'll be excluded from press clubs and conferences just the same. Identical situation.

nverno 4y ago
You can piss people/agencies off anywhere, true. But, the bar for what is expected to be tolerable behavior/reporting is vastly different.
Barrin92 4y ago
not really. Japan runs under a unitary government that has almost exclusively been controlled by a single party since the post-war era. The US is a federalized country with quite big cultural differences between states, and at least alternates between two major parties, and frequently shifting administrations. You can at most get canceled by one side. Japan is centralized and monolithic to an extent that really has no parallel in any other democratic country.
- SenHeng 4y ago
  > Japan is centralized and monolithic to an extent that really has no parallel in any other democratic country Singapore? The press doesn’t just toe the official line, they actively attack opposite viewpoints.
  - thematrixturtle 4y ago
    The previous poster did say "democratic". Despite the fig leaf of elections, Singapore has been ruled by the same party since independence, which straight up owns all licensed newspapers, TV and radio stations. Bonus points: the TV/radio wing has the delightfully Orwellian name of MediaCorp, and MediaCorp Radio at one point had the amazing slogan "MediaCorp Radio: Your choice!".
    - pas 4y ago
      so what makes Japan more democratic? (is there some power consolidation index that can distinguish between Singapore and Japan effectively?)
      - aikinai 4y ago
        The Japanese ruling party has actually lost power and smoothly transitioned.
        pas 4y ago
        > The LDP has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955—a period called the 1955 System—except between 1993 and 1994, and again from 2009 to 2012. in theory there's no problem with this, after all if they represent the plurality ... just as in theory many political systems should work just fine. and it's certainly possible that this is what the vast majority of people there wants, so it might score 100% on "democracy", even if there are certain very obvious problems (let's say their insane justice system, or the simple fact that their population is both shrinking and ageing)
      - WastingMyTime89 4y ago
        Opposition candidates who might have a chance are not systematically made ineligible on bogus charge of tax evasion or contempt of court like in Singapore. As an example, John Tan was disqualified for standing as a candidate to the parliament in 2019 because he posted a Facebook post in support of an activist who posted than Malaysian courts were more independent than Singapore ones in trials involving politicians.
- guerrilla 4y ago
  That's not really relevant. The causes are the same (they don't like what you say) and the effects are the same (you don't get to say it.) However you get from A to be, you get from A to B.

You can piss people/agencies off anywhere, true. But, the bar for what is expected to be tolerable behavior/reporting is vastly different.

Barrin92 4y ago

not really. Japan runs under a unitary government that has almost exclusively been controlled by a single party since the post-war era. The US is a federalized country with quite big cultural differences between states, and at least alternates between two major parties, and frequently shifting administrations. You can at most get canceled by one side. Japan is centralized and monolithic to an extent that really has no parallel in any other democratic country.

SenHeng 4y ago
> Japan is centralized and monolithic to an extent that really has no parallel in any other democratic country Singapore? The press doesn’t just toe the official line, they actively attack opposite viewpoints.
- thematrixturtle 4y ago
  The previous poster did say "democratic". Despite the fig leaf of elections, Singapore has been ruled by the same party since independence, which straight up owns all licensed newspapers, TV and radio stations. Bonus points: the TV/radio wing has the delightfully Orwellian name of MediaCorp, and MediaCorp Radio at one point had the amazing slogan "MediaCorp Radio: Your choice!".
  - pas 4y ago
    so what makes Japan more democratic? (is there some power consolidation index that can distinguish between Singapore and Japan effectively?)
    - aikinai 4y ago
      The Japanese ruling party has actually lost power and smoothly transitioned.
      - pas 4y ago
        > The LDP has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955—a period called the 1955 System—except between 1993 and 1994, and again from 2009 to 2012. in theory there's no problem with this, after all if they represent the plurality ... just as in theory many political systems should work just fine. and it's certainly possible that this is what the vast majority of people there wants, so it might score 100% on "democracy", even if there are certain very obvious problems (let's say their insane justice system, or the simple fact that their population is both shrinking and ageing)
    - WastingMyTime89 4y ago
      Opposition candidates who might have a chance are not systematically made ineligible on bogus charge of tax evasion or contempt of court like in Singapore. As an example, John Tan was disqualified for standing as a candidate to the parliament in 2019 because he posted a Facebook post in support of an activist who posted than Malaysian courts were more independent than Singapore ones in trials involving politicians.
guerrilla 4y ago
That's not really relevant. The causes are the same (they don't like what you say) and the effects are the same (you don't get to say it.) However you get from A to be, you get from A to B.