出版の自由と差別是正のためのガイドライン

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The debate over non-discriminatory language versus freedom of speech has recently become more heated in Japan. The 1993 denunciations of allegedly biased expressions used by the well-known novelist Yasutaka Tsutsui and his reaction to those attacks in which he announced his decision to cease all writing activity in protest set off considerable reverberations and provoked quite lively debate. An apparent conflict has arisen between the rights of minority groups and freedom of speech, which is a fundamental human right. Why should there be such a conflict? In order to assure the wide acceptance of different cultures and values in Japanese society through the publishing media, guidelines for appropriate use of language are needed. Discussion of such guidelines will contribute to the development of multiculturalism in Japan.