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Reference | EXPLAINER Aug 4, 2014

Courts, U.N. shine spotlight on hate speech in Japan

by Tomohiro Osaki

Rarely in the history of Japan have public concerns over hate speech appeared so intense and widespread as today. On July 8, the Osaka High Court upheld an unprecedented lower court ruling that denounced as "racial discrimination" the invective spewed by a group of right-wingers ...

National / Social Issues May 23, 2013

Nationalism rearing ugly head with greater frequency

by Tomohiro Osaki

Angry protesters took to the streets Sunday in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district, home to many Korean shops and restaurants, describing the Korean residents there as "cockroaches" and calling for their immediate "extermination."