THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 12, 2019 at 16:55 JST
Anti-hate speech activists protest a meeting in Kawasaki in June 2018. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KAWASAKI--An anti-hate speech ordinance that stipulates a criminal penalty for violators was enacted here on Dec. 12 as part of efforts to stamp out discrimination against ethnic Koreans born in Japan and others. [Read More]
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