Musician talks about slander damage Appeared in live house of mass infection June 11 5:57

A musician who was appearing at an event at a live house in Osaka where a mass infection of a new coronavirus occurred, responded to NHK's interview, and sent about 50 e-mails with slanderous content such as ``Stop music activity'' etc. For the first time, I talked about the actual situation of the damage.

Kenji Fukumi, a singer-songwriter based in Kobe City, appeared at a music event held at a live house in Kita-ku, Osaka in February, and then a new coronavirus outbreak occurred at the venue. It was

Fukumi's own infection was not confirmed, but it is said that a list of performers appeared on the net, and then anonymous emails began to arrive one after another.

The email said, "Don't scatter the corona anymore," "Nobody wants your music," and you've reached about 50.

Mr. Fukumi said, "I can talk to the other person if I am told directly, but I was blamed unilaterally because I could not see it, I could not say it back, I just had to put up with it. I became more afraid of humans than viruses." Talking

Other musicians and people involved in the same event were repeatedly criticized and slandered, and e-mails such as "Corona did not spread without you", "burn live house", etc. were sent out from the house It means that there were some people who couldn't do it.

Fukumi can hardly do activities at the live house right now, so he is doing activities by distributing videos, ``As long as there is one person waiting for his song, keep playing music I want to go."

Cases of injured people such as infected persons and related persons

There are still a number of cases in which people infected with the new coronavirus and other persons concerned are slandered and discriminated against.

According to the Ministry of Justice, by the end of last month, there were approximately 1,200 consultations regarding slander and prejudice related to the new coronavirus, which were received by telephone from the Legal Affairs Bureaus nationwide.

Specifically, in addition to complaints about being infected and being harassed for having been inspected on the Internet, the use of facilities was refused because of being a medical worker and his family. That means there are many cases.

The Ministry of Justice also requests that the operator of the site delete the website if it determines that the slandering on the Internet is malicious and illegal.

Michiyo Sato, First Section Manager, Human Rights Department, Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, said, "In particular, since April, consultations regarding the new coronavirus have increased. Inaccurate information often leads to discrimination and slander I want them to grasp and act calmly.”

Telephone consultation is available at "Human Rights No. 110", 0570-003-110, which is available from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm on weekdays, and is also available from the Ministry of Justice website.