Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Japan
What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Japan
Japan’s 1889 Meiji Constitution protected press freedom under Article 29: “Japanese subjects shall within the limits of the law, enjoy the liberty of speech, writing, publication, public meeting and association” (Constitute Project, “Japan's Constitution of 1889” ).
Today, Article 21 of Japan’s 1947 Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed. No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy of any means of communication be violated” (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, “The Constitution of Japan”).