中日关系持续恶化之际，驻华日本记者的采访工作面临显著压力。[1]自日本首相高市早苗去年11月发表"台湾有事"言论以来，多名日本记者反映今年采访环境明显收紧，受到中国公安更为严格的监督。[1]记者被强制要求在采访时始终携带并出示记者证，一名日本记者表示"他们一直想找我们做错的地方"，这迫使他必须"证明自己有做好"。[1]
采访机会受限的情况也日益普遍。[1]大型艺文活动的采访申请遭到阻挠，一名记者指出"大部分主流日媒都没有拿到采访证，先前是可以的"。[1]5月的亚太经合组织贸易部长会议和7月的人工智能大会等重要活动中，部分或多数日本媒体记者未被获准采访。[1]同时，政府、国企或国立大学相关人士的访问邀约也频遭拒绝，一名记者表示"今年一次也没有成功"。[1]
Tensions between Japan and China have intensified restrictions on Japanese media operations in the country. Multiple Japanese journalists based in China have reported that their reporting environment has become significantly more constrained this year, with Chinese public security authorities imposing stricter oversight of their work.[1]
Japanese reporters now face mandatory requirements to carry their press credentials at all times during interviews and must present them to sources before conducting any interviews.[1] One journalist described the heightened scrutiny, stating: "They are always trying to find something we did wrong," which forces them to "prove that we are doing things correctly."[1] This tightening of conditions has accelerated since November of last year, when Japanese Prime Minister Takayomi Sanae made remarks about "Taiwan contingencies."[1]
The restrictions have extended beyond routine reporting. Major cultural and arts events have become inaccessible to Japanese media; as one reporter noted, "most mainstream Japanese media outlets did not obtain press passes this year, whereas previously they could."[1] Coverage opportunities for significant conferences have also been limited, with Japanese media representatives denied accreditation at events including the May APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting and July artificial intelligence conference.[1] Additionally, requests for interviews with government officials, state-owned enterprise representatives, or personnel from state-run universities have faced systematic rejection, with one journalist reporting that "not a single interview request has succeeded this year."[1]