State Secrecy Law

The State Secrecy Law, officially the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (SDS) (特定秘密の保護に関する法律, Tokutei Himitsu no Hogo ni kansuru Hōritsu), Act No. 108 of 2013, is a law in Japan allowing the government to designate defense and other sensitive information as "special secrets" that are protected from public disclosure.[1]

  1. ^ 特定秘密の保護に関する法律案の概要. Search.e-gov.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-12-08.