2009 年 74 巻 p. 133-151
The purpose of this article i s to examine the substance of editorial freedom
through the NHK case. I focused on clarifying two crucial i ssues. The first, reviewing
the relationship of editorial freedom to“ right of expectation for reporting”,
I deduced some requirements for the latter, legally admitted. As a result
of the requirements to this case being applied, the plaintiff’s claim to have the
right of expectation for reporting was not justified. The second, I concluded editorial
i ndependence of NHK production staff had been i nfringed during the program
manipulation. However, the Supreme Court made no mention of the i ssue.