“Foreigners couldn’t stay there.”In recent years, a number of reports of discriminatory expressions on signs have made it into the headlines in Japan.
Passing the buck to localitiesThe hate speech law has come under criticism for failing to give specific examples of hate speech or lay down penalties for discriminatory behavior.
“I don’t think hate speech and wordings that provoke racism should fall in the range of freedom of speech or expression.
“Hate speech is a human rights violation committed by those who cry ‘freedom of speech,'” Hasebe said at the event.
They didn’t go back up.”Based on his experiences, Arudou advises engaging with business owners displaying discriminatory signs.