Next Monday will be a red letter day for the issue of racial discrimination in Japan.
On that day, the Sapporo District Court will decide if a Hokkaido bathhouse acted illegally in denying entry to two foreign residents and one naturalized Japanese citizen on the grounds of their race.
The decision will be crucial in clarifying just how much Japan's foreign population is legally protected against racial discrimination.
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