Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
"To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home.
But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests demanding that Black Lives Matter, people in Japan joined in too.
The protests and marches in major cities pushed a debate about racism in the country, and whether enough was being done to confront and change things."
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, discrimination against black people has been a foreign problem, but things are changing.
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"To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home.
But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests demanding that Black Lives Matter, people in Japan joined in too.
The protests and marches in major cities pushed a debate about racism in the country, and whether enough was being done to confront and change things."