In March, the president of NTV attended the general meeting of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido on the 6th to apologize for the problem of discriminatory expressions that hurt the Ainu people on the NTV program, and the history of the Ainu. We explained measures to prevent recurrence, such as conducting employee training to learn about.

In the information program "Refreshing" broadcasted by Nippon Television in March, the problem that there was a discriminatory expression that hurt the Ainu people was investigated by the Ainu Association of Hokkaido and measures to prevent recurrence. I was asking NTV to explain.



Yoshinobu Kosugi, president of Nippon Television, attended the general meeting of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido held in Sapporo on the 6th. I am keenly aware of my responsibility for watering the correct understanding and returning the hands of the clock. "



In addition, regarding the cause of the broadcast, "There was a lack of understanding that the Ainu people had been discriminated against, and there was a lack of recognition that the broadcasted words were direct discrimination expressions. Check function before broadcasting. Wasn't working either. "



In addition to conducting employee training to learn about the history and human rights of the Ainu as a measure to prevent recurrence, he explained that in program production, the check system was strengthened so that non-production personnel could check the contents before broadcasting.



Mr. Masaru Okawa, Chairman of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, said, "I don't think that all discrimination will disappear, but I hope that this will reduce discrimination."