That's the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have announced that they'll be tracking foreign journalists through GPS. What could be more Ministry of Love than that.
Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said Tuesday that media personnel entering Japan from abroad could be monitored by GPS to make sure they follow the rules that will be spelled out in the third edition of the so-called Playbooks due out later this month.
Muto said media would be tested twice before they left home, and for several days after they enter Japan. He said they would have to sign a “pledge” to follow the rules, and would be restricted from free movement for the first 14 days.
“If any violations are found, measures such as suspension or deprivation of accreditation and deportation proceedings will be strictly applied,” Muto said.
Next they'll force them to join Kisha clubs (press clubs) so they can really have control over their reporting.
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