From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 21:54:03 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Japan's Constitution and GAK (fwd)
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Forwarded message:

> From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
> Subject: Japan's Constitution and GAK
> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 02:16:36 -0500 (EST)

> Does someone have access to a verificable copy of Japan's
> Constitution?  Someone pointed me to one on the web, which would seem
> to make difficult implemmenting international GAK systems.
> 
> http://www.leftjustified.com/leftjust/lib/sc/ht/wtp/japan.html
> 
> Article 21. 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.

It also outlaws secret or under-cover police such as the Kempetei (or
however you spell it, too lazy to look it up).


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