A video message has been released in which tennis players Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori criticize a series of discrimination and violence against Asian residents in the United States and urge them to stop discrimination.
This video message was published on Twitter by ATP = Association of Tennis Professionals and WTA = Women's Tennis Association, and players from various countries are participating.
Of these, Naomi Osaka said, "I want you to respect and love Asian culture and people in Asia," and Kei Nishikori said, "I oppose all discrimination. Let's stop hate against Asians."
According to organizations that monitor discrimination against Asians, there are more than 3,700 reports of discrimination and assault in the United States as a whole in the last year or so.
On the 29th, a 65-year-old Asian woman was suddenly kicked by a man from the front on the streets of Manhattan in central New York, and police said that there was a possibility of hate crimes based on discrimination and prejudice. I'm investigating the whereabouts of a man.