Scathing criticism of the state of the press
Former METI official Koga holds press conference
April 16, 2015, Tokyo, Japan - Shigeaki Koga, a former bureaucrat of ministry of Economy, Trade and industry, speaks at Tokyo's Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Due to his outspoken criticism of the government, Koga was neglected and his career derailed in a system that prizes remaining nameless, faceless and not rocking the boat. The 59-year-old whistle-blower recently was forced off a TV evening news as a commentator because, he claims, of pressure from the government. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-