"NHK and "Black Lives Matter
Structural Racism in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2134775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Okiyoshi Takeda (0000-0003-0435-4968, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/s1557466020030466 |
| OpenAlex | W4408533975 |
| Language | EN |
On June 7, 2020, NHK aired a TV program to explain racial divisions in the United States, following protests after the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. However, a computer graphic aired during the program and posted on NHK's official Twitter account drew widespread criticism for distorting the image of black people and the reasons for their anger. NHK quickly retracted the graphic but a group of American Studies' scholars in Japan and the US found flaws in the entire program and sent a letter to NHK. This article explains the problems of the program, and considers why NHK aired it, while looking at the wider issue of racism in Japanese society
Racism · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |