Book contents
- Hate Speech in Japan
- Hate Speech in Japan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Outline
- Part II History
- Part III Legal Framework
- Part IV Cases
- Part V Multidisciplinary Debates
- Part VI Current Issues
- 18 Hate Speech on the Internet
- 19 Hate Groups and the Use of Public Facilities
- 20 Hate Speech in the Mass Media
- Book part
- Index
20 - Hate Speech in the Mass Media
A Dispute over Broadcasting in Japan
from Part VI - Current Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2021
- Hate Speech in Japan
- Hate Speech in Japan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Outline
- Part II History
- Part III Legal Framework
- Part IV Cases
- Part V Multidisciplinary Debates
- Part VI Current Issues
- 18 Hate Speech on the Internet
- 19 Hate Groups and the Use of Public Facilities
- 20 Hate Speech in the Mass Media
- Book part
- Index
Summary
In Japan, hate demonstrations and Heitobon (‘hate speech books’) that contained hate speech peaked in 2013–14. Even now, some print media still contain hate speech. In contrast, broadcast television has largely escaped the airing of hate speech because broadcasters are governed by content regulations and ethical codes. In 2017, however, a local station in Tokyo aired a particular show, News Joshi (‘News Girls’), which included some defamation of protesters in Okinawa. The Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization, a politically independent examiner of broadcast television, found that News Joshi violated ethical standards and human rights.
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- Hate Speech in JapanThe Possibility of a Non-Regulatory Approach, pp. 456 - 473Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021