Criminal punishment for hate speech, etc. First submission of the ordinance in the country Kawasaki City Council November 25, 15:36
When repeated hate speech and other ethno-discriminatory behaviors, the first national ordinance draft including criminal penalties was submitted to the Kawasaki City Council, which opened on the 25th.
Submitted to the Kawasaki City Council is an ordinance proposal aimed at eliminating all unjust discrimination based on race, nationality, disability and sexual orientation.
In this, if you repeat ethno-discriminatory behavior such as hate speech three times without following the city's “recommendations” and “commands”, it will include a fine of up to 500,000 yen.
Specifically, we announce to people from countries and regions other than Japan in public places such as roads and parks that they will move out of the area they live in or that they will harm the body, freedom and property. Or violently insulting is prohibited.
In the city council, Mayor Norihiko Fukuda stated that he wants to promote the development of a city that respects human rights where all citizens can live lively without receiving unjust discrimination.
The ordinance that imposes criminal penalties for discriminatory behavior such as hate speech will be the first in the country if it is established.
The draft ordinance will be voted on the 12th of the month after the representative questions and discussions by the committee starting next month.