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The Otaru Hotspring Case and Discrimination Against "Foreigners" in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2131541 |
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| Authors | Arudou Debito (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s155746600400097x |
| OpenAlex | W4410180590 |
| Language | EN |
In 1993, an onsen (hotspring) in the city of Otaru, Hokkaido, decided it had had enough of Russian sailors not following bathhouse rules. The managers put up signs saying "JAPANESE ONLY," and refused entry to all foreigners.Excluded people complained about this situation for years, but the Otaru city government ignored the situation. Although they admitted that this activity was discrimination, they maintained that they had no power to stop it. This was, after all, not specifically illegal in Japan, and they considered it "too early" to legislate against it
Political science · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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