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Publisher, author slammed for arrest of 'anonymous' source for book

Thursday 10th April, 03:16 AM JST

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  • GrouchyGaijin at 08:59 AM JST - 10th April

    There are no secrets in Japan. Even secrets are not secret!

  • Desiderata1967 at 01:23 PM JST - 10th April

    J-cops make me laugh at the best of times, but this has to be the best yet! Arresting someone for writing what they think! And there I was thinking Authoritarianism was just for the Cubans and North Koreans!

  • notimpressed at 01:29 PM JST - 10th April

    this is weird. They invite the police to investigate someone for disclosing information, but they were the ones who extracted the information with the intention of publishing it. Shouldnt they be accessories to discloing that confidential information, and guilty of making it very public? Isn't there an element of entrapment there? The writer and the publisher wrung out what they could, published a book, made some money, then called the authorities on thier informant ( for informing!!), sounds like a stunt to get the book some controversy and recognition. Oh the land of the rising contradictions

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