Democracy and Liberty Under Party Governments, 1918-1932 -- The Meiji Heritage -- Early Meiji Press Policy, 1868-1889 -- The Primacy of Administrative Policymaking -- The Constitution and Press Controls -- The Diet and Press Policy: The Newspaper Law of 1909 -- Democracy and the Mass Media: Introductory Remarks -- The Press -- Administrative and Judicial Sanctions -- Censorship Standards -- The Modest Impact of Administrative Controls -- Subjugation of the Radical Left -- The Range of Acceptable Criticism -- The Failure of Liberal Reform -- Film -- Bureaucratic Policymaking: The Regulations of 1925 -- Administrative Control in Practice -- Censorship Standards -- Radio -- Bureaucratic Planning for Radio -- Democratic Government and Radio Policy -- Terms of the First Broadcasting Licenses -- The Founding of NHK -- Program Control in Practice -- Personnel and Financial Controls -- Intrastate Conflicts over Radio -- Comparative Analysis -- Policymaking in a Democratic-Bureaucratic Regime -- The Disparity between Democratic and Liberal Values -- Administrative Revolution Under Military-Bureaucratic Rule, 1937-1945 -- Transition to Military Rule, 1932-1937 -- Party Decline and Military Ascendancy -- The Growing Statism of Party Politicians -- Censorship of the Right -- Planning for Mobilization -- NHK and Creation of the United News Agency -- Mobilizational Military Regimes: The First Generation -- The Press: The Consultation System -- Early Wartime Mobilization -- The Consultation Format -- Mobilization Directives.