The state secrets protection law takes effect on Dec. 10.
EDITORIAL: With no guarantee against abuse, state secrets protection law takes effect
Demonstrators protest the state secrets protection law near the prime minister's office in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 9. (The Asahi Shimbun)
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