Japanese ‘hate speech’ debate abandoned as insults flyHashimoto 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
