No. 16: [Disclosure] Diplomatic Records, the Chief Cabinet Secretary's Press Conference, and more!

On February 10, 2011, for the first time the Chief Cabinet Secretary's press conference was opened to all journalists, including freelance journalists. On February 18, the fourth batch of diplomatic records to be disclosed to the public since the rise to power of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was released. On February 26, the number of people who had accessed Prime Minister Kan's Blog reached 1 million. Efforts to bring more information to the public continue.