Tokyo High Court Rules Denying Journalist Passport Illegal
Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a lower court ruling overturning the government's refusal to give him a passport. According to Thursday's ruling, Yasuda, 50, entered Syria through Turkey for reporting work in 2015. He was c...
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Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a lower court ruling overturning the government's refusal to give him a passport. According to Thursday's ruling, Yasuda, 50, entered Syria through Turkey for reporting work in 2015. He was c...
