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28 May 2015

Japan: Osaka taxi company displays anti-hate speech stickers

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Nihonjou Taxi, a taxi company in the Japanese city of Osaka, has, since January, been displaying anti-hate speech stickers in each of its 54 cars. The head of the company, Atsunori Sakamoto, says that he himself was raised in an environment where racial discrimination was normal, and that it was not until he became an adult that he had the opportunity to overcome his ignorance. When he first introduced the stickers, some of his 120 drivers expressed concern that putting “political” messages in their cars would be offensive to their customers. However, far from receiving complaints, the drivers now say that they often receive expressions of support. [English summary of Japanese article, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]