On Oct. 12, 2005, the Tottori Prefectural Assembly approved Japan's first human rights ordinance, a local law forbidding and punishing racial discrimination.
In a land where racial discrimination is not illegal, this is an historic occasion.
Even a clarion call: If even rural Tottori can pass this, what's stopping the rest of the country?
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