Rising anti-Kurd hate in Japan's Saitama Pref. fueled by online agitation, outside groups - The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250111/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

January 11, 2025 (Mainichi Japan)

A demonstration group advocating for the exclusion of Kurds in Japan, left, and citizens counter-protesting against them are seen in front of JR Warabi Station in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 18, 2024. (Mainichi/Takuro Tahara)

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In December 2023, a Kurdish man in his 30s living in Saitama Prefecture received a barrage of hateful phone calls at the restaurant he owns and operates. The moment he picked up the phone, he was met with a man's voice shouting abuse. The calls kept coming, disrupting the restaurant's business.

"Sales plummeted that day," he said angrily. The man, who holds a valid residency status in Japan, runs a popular local eatery frequented by Japanese commuters who stop by for takeout kebabs in the evenings. This reporter listened to recordings the man had made of the harassing calls, and he said they were not a one-time occurrence.

Hate speech targeting Kurds has become increasingly visible since the spring and summer of 2023.

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