Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Cable Leak Incident

Japanese: 外務省公電漏えい事件 - がいむしょうこうでんろうえいじけん
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Cable Leak Incident

However, taking into account the principle of popular sovereignty, freedom of expression, and the right to pursue happiness, the "right to know" is considered to be naturally recognized in Japan as well. The Supreme Court Grand Bench also stated in its reasons for the decision in the Hakata Station TV and Film Submission Order Case in 1969 that "In a democratic society, the reports of the media provide important information for the people to make decisions regarding their involvement in national politics, and serve the people's 'right to know.'" This view was also followed in the June 1978 Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic cable leak case.
[Disclosure and Privacy]
Although the Constitution guarantees the "right to know," this is a general and abstract concept, and the specific content of each individual's right must be specifically stipulated by law.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic cable leak incident" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…しかし国民主権の原理,表現の自由や幸福追求の権利などを総合すれば,〈知る権利〉は日本においても当然認められるものと考えられている。最高裁判所大法廷も69年の博多駅テレビ・フィルム提出命令事件の決定理由で〈報道機関の報道は,民主主義社会において,国民が国政に関与するにつき,重要な判断の資料を提供し,国民の“知る権利”に奉仕するものである〉と述べ,この見解は78年6月の外務省公電漏えい事件でも踏襲されている。
[情報公開制とプライバシー]
 憲法は〈知る権利〉を保障しているけれども,それは一般的,抽象的なものであり,各人にどのような内容の権利を保障するかは,法律などにより具体的に規定される必要がある。…

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