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. *Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic cable leak incident" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。 ※「外務省公電漏えい事件」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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