{"id":229,"date":"2007-02-20T21:46:53","date_gmt":"2007-02-20T12:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=229"},"modified":"2008-06-04T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T13:43:08","slug":"uns-diene-and-debito-fccj-talk-on-racism-in-japan-feb-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"FCCJ Luncheon Feb 26 2007, with UN’s Doudou Diene and Arudou Debito"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Blog. Side by side with the United Nations. It’s like a dream. Wish me luck. Hope I do well. Debito<\/p>\n

============================<\/p>\n

THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB OF JAPAN (FCCJ) PRESENTS:
\nProfessional Luncheon
\nDebito Arudou & Doudou Diene
\nRacism In Japan – Is Anything Changing?<\/b><\/p>\n

12:00-14:00 Monday, February 26, 2007
\n(The speech and Q & A will be in English)
\nhttp:\/\/www.fccj.or.jp\/~fccjyod2\/node\/1945<\/a><\/p>\n

Two years ago Doudou Diene, a UN special rapporteur on racism and
\nxenophobia, submitted a report<\/a> in which he said that racism in Japan is
\ndeep and profound, and that government did not recognize the depth of
\nthe problem.<\/p>\n

In a speech at the FCCJ he suggested Japan introduce new legislation to
\ncombat discrimination. Has anything changed since then? How has Japan
\nreacted to the fast-growing “multicultural dawn”? There are already 2
\nmillion foreign residents officially registered and some reports say
\nthat for Japan to survive, it must look to what was once — and to many
\nstill is — unthinkable: mass immigration.<\/p>\n

Judging from a recent event, not much has changed. A couple of weeks
\nago, many convenience stores and bookstores were selling a magazine by
\nEichi Publishing called “Gaijin Hanzai Ura Fairu,” which contained what
\nmany considered racist content.<\/p>\n

We contacted the editor and the publisher of the magazine, but while the
\neditor believed discussion was necessary, his proposed appearance at the
\nclub was vetoed by the publisher.<\/p>\n

While the magazine has sold out — and apparently became a collector’s
\nitem — the issue is still there. Is Japan a racist country? Is Japanese
\n“racism” somehow “different”?<\/p>\n

We will hear from Doudou Diene, who is back in Japan on a lecture tour
\norganized by the International Movement Against All Forms of
\nDiscrimination (IMADR). He will be joined by human rights and
\nanti-discrimination campaigner Debito Arudou.<\/p>\n

To help us plan properly, please reserve in advance at the Front Desk
\n(3211-3161) or online (http:\/\/www.fccj.or.jp<\/a> – please log in to
\nreserve). The charge for members\/guests is 1,260 yen\/2,200 yen for the
\nsandwich option, and 1,575 yen\/2,500 yen for the hot lunch option, tax
\nincluded. Reservations canceled less than 24 hours in advance will be
\ncharged in full. If you do not make a reservation or reserve late, your
\nmeal may vary from the scheduled menu.<\/p>\n

Professional Activities Committee
\nFCCJ
\nends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi Blog. Side by side with the United Nations. It’s like a dream. Wish me luck. Hope I do well. Debito ============================ THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB OF JAPAN (FCCJ) PRESENTS: Professional Luncheon Debito Arudou & Doudou Diene Racism In Japan – Is Anything Changing? 12:00-14:00 Monday, February 26, 2007 (The speech and Q & A …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-rights","category-speech-materials","category-united-nations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}