Japanese ‘hate speech’ debate abandoned as insults fly

Hashimoto surprised many when he agreed to debate Sakurai, the leader of Zaitokukai, which campaigns against “privileges”, such as the right to vote and access to welfare, afforded to Japan’s 500,000 non-naturalised ethnic Koreans. The debate at Osaka city hall was held amid a worrying rise in incidents of hate speech towards Korean residents, often perpetrated by Zaitokukai members at rallies hel

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先日の橋下と桜井の「会談」の件、ガーディアンが報じてた

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昨今の記事もあわせて、ガーディアン紙は在特会にかなり注目している感じだなあ。

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「Osaka, which has a large Korean population, could become the first city to ban hate speech under a local ordinance, according to reports, despite concerns over the possible abuse of the constitutional right to freedom of speech.」