Enactment comes despite opposition from critics who fear measure will muzzle the media
...Thousands of protesters, bundled in coats against the chill, gathered across from the parliament building, chanting "Shame on you, Shinzo Abe".
"This was really rushed through too fast and you have to wonder why the hurry now," one man told public broadcaster NHK. "I think we'll really regret this later."
In the days before passage, the government scrambled to address complaints that there was no independent review process to ensure the law was not abused by bureaucrats seeking to hide mistakes or misdeeds, including suggesting an oversight body whose members would require parliamentary approval.
But the proposed mechanisms are not mandated by the law, and critics said they failed to remove concerns that the oversight will not be truly independent.
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