Japan Times editors selected the following domestic stories as the most important in 2013.
1) State secrets bill
The ruling bloc forces the controversial state secrets bill through the Diet in December despite roaring protests from opposition parties, the media and the public, enabling the government to hide information and jail people who leak or illegally seek such information.
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