ABSTRACT
As the Americans moved into Oita Prefecture, censorship of the media continued apace. The only change, according to journalists Shunsaku Nanri and Yasuo Tanaka, was merely a transfer of censorship from one military power to another. During the war the Japanese Army censors reviewed the newspapers each day to approve copy. The Americans did the same. Postwar censorship covered not only newspapers, but also magazines and books, some of which never saw the light of day. After the war, journalists found certain stories off limits, especially those covering questionable activities of American military personnel.
