{"id":16195,"date":"2020-08-04T14:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2020-08-04T14:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:28:52","slug":"summer-post-human-rights-watch-calls-for-law-against-racial-discrimination-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16195","title":{"rendered":"Summer post: Human Rights Watch calls for law against racial discrimination in Japan, in light of COVID and BLM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. \u00a0It’s deep summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and as always, Debito.org is taking a more relaxed stance towards posts with deep commentary this time of year. \u00a0Better yet, when people send me items that can be copy-pasted, that makes blogging even easier. \u00a0So let me turn the keyboard over to Debito.org Reader Mark, who sends the following. \u00a0Debito Arudou, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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Dear Debito,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doi Kanae, a Japanese Lawyer (specialized in Immigration, Refugees and Constitutional Law) wrote an article in Human Rights Watch calling for Japan to pass a law against racial discrimination. This can be published on Debito.org as an entire post in Japanese with English translation:<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/ja\/news\/2020\/06\/19\/375529<\/a><\/p>\n

Regards, Mark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese Original:
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Google’s Translation:<\/p>\n

“Black Lives Matter” (black lives are also important) and a protest against racism spread from the United States to the world and were held in Japan. The Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is also ratified by Japan, is said to include not only racial discrimination but also discrimination based on skin color and ethnicity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Even in Japan, there are people who have been exposed to discrimination and prejudice, such as Koreans living in Japan. According to a Ministry of Justice survey released in 2017, 25% of the people were refused employment because they were foreigners, and about 40% were refused. About 11% of people consulted somewhere because of discrimination. The fact that the victim is crying himself to sleep instead of getting assistance becomes apparent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Before the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan had a chronic shortage of manpower and the government created a new status of residence. Once the infection is settled, it will return to the situation of actively accepting foreigners. It must be said that Japan is not ready for a society that lives with many people of different races, ethnicities, religions, and nationalities.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For many years, I have thought that Japan, like many developed countries, needs to enact “Racism Prevention Law.” The effect of the government’s rule is easy to understand, considering the fact that societies have changed significantly in the fields of hiring, dismissal, and sexual harassment in the decades since the Equal Employment Opportunity Law was enacted. Though far from true gender equality, it would be horrifying if there were no law.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now is the time to start discussing anti-racism laws.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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HRW (machine translated): “Black Lives Matter” (black lives are also important) and a protest against racism spread from the United States to the world and were held in Japan. The Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is also ratified by Japan, is said to include not only racial discrimination but also discrimination based on skin color and ethnicity.<\/p>\n

Even in Japan, there are people who have been exposed to discrimination and prejudice, such as Koreans living in Japan. According to a Ministry of Justice survey released in 2017, 25% of the people were refused employment because they were foreigners, and about 40% were refused. About 11% of people consulted somewhere because of discrimination. The fact that the victim is crying himself to sleep instead of getting assistance becomes apparent.<\/p>\n

Before the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan had a chronic shortage of manpower and the government created a new status of residence. Once the infection is settled, it will return to the situation of actively accepting foreigners. It must be said that Japan is not ready for a society that lives with many people of different races, ethnicities, religions, and nationalities.<\/p>\n

For many years, I have thought that Japan, like many developed countries, needs to enact “Racism Prevention Law.” The effect of the government’s rule is easy to understand, considering the fact that societies have changed significantly in the fields of hiring, dismissal, and sexual harassment in the decades since the Equal Employment Opportunity Law was enacted. Though far from true gender equality, it would be horrifying if there were no law.<\/p>\n

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