Press Freedom of Japan Mongolia and North Korea
In the world today, media is presented in many diverse ways. Through radio, television, magazines, books, newspapers, and the Internet, media is everywhere. Freedom of the press and media does not come as easily for some countries of the world as it does for others such as the United States. Japan, Mongolia, and North Korea are examples of how vastly different press freedom can differ between countries.Japan is a small island chain in Eastern Asia. It is located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean peninsula. The islands include the Bonin Islands, Daitoshoto, Minami-jima, Okinotori-shima, Ryukyu Islands, and Kazan-retto the volcanic islands. A proportional area of Japans total size could be somewhat smaller than California. Japan is entirely surrounded by water and borders no countries ("Japan Geography" 1996, p.1). The freedom of the press in Japan is considered completely free. Political parties and government organizations do not control the press in Japan, but some unofficial associations between the press and political figures exist (Karlekar & Sussman, 2002, p.34). In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Japanese surrendered to the Americans, and American occupation began.
Private broadcast stations in Mongolia are available to a portion of the country but cannot cover the vast range of its landscape. In a country where almost half of its population is nomadic herders, radio is a very powerful type of media. Political observers note that the government has not yet tried to seize control over such a useful tool ("Mongolia," 2001, p.2). However, this does not mean that a change in Japan's media structure would occur suddenly. Television broadcasting in North Korea is the most widely used media propaganda. Kim Jong II uses television to make his Partylines and policies carried out. This causes the focus of television broadcasting to be on how effectively it can repeat, hour by hour, the policies pursued by the Party (Korea News: Press Media, 2001, p.2) The article "North Korea" stated the following: Japan's massive mix of old media, society, and long standing ways of life make it hard for change to take place. Fujimoto, Kitada, and Scuka stated the following in their article:
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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