Open AccessDiscrimination and hate speech against North Korean Schools in Japan
Author(s) -
Bruno Alexandre Carvalho,
Lilian Yamamoto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
estudos japoneses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-7125
pISSN - 1413-8298
DOI - 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.v39i0p125-136
Subject(s) - nationalism , subsidy , ethnic group , face (sociological concept) , political science , prejudice (legal term) , sociology , law , politics , social science
This paper illustrates the discrimination suffered by ethnic schools in Japan today, especially those aimed at Korean children, who face great obstacles to appreciate their rights to education, including a lack of subsidies to their schools and tax exemption opportunities for donators. It also discusses the rise of hate speech from right-wing nationalist groups towards these schools and their students, and the ineffectiveness of current governmental measures to suppress such behavior.