The Osaka Municipal Government has proposed an ordinance aimed at curbing hate speech against racial and ethnic minorities in the city, where verbal and other attacks against Korean residents have intensified in recent years.
The bill was introduced to the municipal assembly on Friday. If passed, the ordinance will take effect this fall and make Osaka the first city in the nation to regulate hate speech.
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