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A biracial boy plays baseball in Japan, a country researchers say is beginning
to grapple with the microaggressions that are so prevalent in its society
towards members of marginalised groups, such as minority races. Photo: Getty
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JAPAN WAKES UP TO MICROAGGRESSIONS AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS DIRECTED AT MINORITIES,
AND SENSES IT’S TIME TO CHANGE

 * PEOPLE IN JAPAN OFTEN DIRECT MICROAGGRESSIONS AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AT MEMBERS
   OF MARGINALISED GROUPS
 * ALTHOUGH THESE SEEM LIKE ‘SMALL ATTACKS’, THEY COULD LEAD TO HATE CRIMES,
   RESEARCHERS SAY

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Published: 7:15am, 30 May, 2022

Updated: 12:07pm, 30 May, 2022


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A biracial boy plays baseball in Japan, a country researchers say is beginning
to grapple with the microaggressions that are so prevalent in its society
towards members of marginalised groups, such as minority races. Photo: Getty
Images

A couple are out shopping, but the store clerk addresses only the man. A person
of Korean descent, born and raised in Japan, is complimented on their impeccable
Japanese. Someone from the LGBT community is told by a friend, “You’re going
through a phase – you’ll be cured one day”.

These are just some of the examples of microaggressions and unconscious bias
that researcher Kayo Fujiwara recently listed to spread awareness of how they
manifest in Japan.

Researchers say that microaggressions – usually unintentional or casual hurtful
words or actions – made towards members of marginalised groups, including ethnic
and sexual minorities and women, are commonplace.

In late March, Fujiwara, specially appointed at the University of Tokyo’s Centre
for Barrier-Free Education, held an online seminar attended by clinical
psychologists and human resource consultants to deepen their understanding of
microaggressions.

People at a rally calling for anti-discrimination legislation in Tokyo, Japan.
LGBT people are often the subject of microaggressions in the country. Photo:
Getty Images

Many participants found it eye-opening to learn that microaggressions had been
behind the “uncertain feelings they’d had in the past but were unable to
verbalise”, says Fujiwara.


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