The city of Osaka passed the nation's first ordinance by a major city against hate speech late Friday.
The text is a watered-down version of a proposal that the assembly made last year and will serve merely to name and shame perpetrators.
It does not provide city funds to victims of hate speech for use in fighting the perpetrators in court. Nor does it fine those who make racial slurs and threats of violence.
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