Asahi Shimbun employee posted anti-Buraku comments on 2-channel
The Asahi Shimbun has admitted that one of its employees posted anti-burakumin messages on 2-channel:
According to the company, the employee, from the editorial bureau’s proofreading department, repeatedly posted messages seen as encouraging discrimination against marginalized communities and people with mental disorders on the popular online bulletin board “2 channel.” All of his messages were composed and posted using a company computer during working hours.
A spokesperson for the company said the man had admitted to writing the messages after his postings had drawn attention from readers of the bulletin board.
“[The tone of the postings] intensified during an exchange with another person. I’ve done something bad,” the man was quoted as saying during an internal investigation.
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