A legal case has arisen in Japan, asserting that questioning individuals based on their race or nationality during police questioning constitutes discrimination.

January 25, 2024 June 1, 2024

Three foreign men living in Japan are being taken to court because they were repeatedly questioned by police on duty because of their race or skin color. One of the three is Matthew, 53, from India, who has lived in Japan for more than 20 years. He was stopped and questioned by the police at least twice in one day. Such discriminatory interrogations are known as "racial filing" and have become an international problem.

Japanese (日本語)

日本にほんで「人種じんしゅや国籍こくせきが理由りゆうの職務質問しょくむしつもんが差別さべつだ」という裁判さいばんが起おこる

日本にほんに住すむ外国人がいこくじんの３人にんの男性だんせいが、人種じんしゅや肌はだの色いろの違ちがいにより警察けいさつから何度なんども職務質問しょくむしつもんをされ、それに対たいし裁判さいばんを行おこなうことがわかりました。３人にんのうちの１人にんはインド出身しゅっしんのマシューさん(53)で、日本にほんで20年ねん以上いじょう暮くらしています。彼かれは、多おおいときに1日にちで2回かい以上いじょう止とめられ、警察けいさつに事情じじょう聴取ちょうしゅされたそうです。このような差別的さべつてきな取とり調しらべは、「レイシャルファイリング」と呼よばれ、国際的こくさいてきな問題もんだいとなっています。

Sentence Quiz (文章問題)

人種差別は国際的な問題です。

Racism is an international issue.

Sadly, there is discrimination in Japan as well.

悲しいことに、日本でも差別はあります。

また渋谷で職務質問を受けたよ。もううんざり。

A police officer stopped me to ask some questions in Shibuya again. I’m sick of it.

It upsets me to hear news about racism.

人種差別のニュースをは悲しくなるよ。

Related Words (関連ワード)

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Japanese	Hiragana	English
職務質問	しょくむしつもん	Job-related question
差別	さべつ	Discrimination
裁判	さいばん	Court
人種	じんしゅ	Race
肌の色	はだのいろ	Skin Color
国籍	こくせき	Nationality
外国人	がいこくじん	Foreigner
事情聴取	じじょうちょうしゅ	Interrogation
レイシャルファイリング	れいしゃるふぁいりんぐ	Racial Profiling
国際的	こくさいてき	International

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