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From: "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Good thing about Japanese news
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aabne99 wrote:
> Such as the article below. I like how they do not hesitate to mention
> the nationality of the offenders. In the western media this detail is
> often ignored.
>
No it isn't, at least not in the US. It might not take quite the
prominence that the English Japanese press gives, but it's good
journalism to list such a detail.

> It is NOT irrelevant to report the ethnicity of offenders, especially
> when they are over-represented in the crime statistics.

I'm curious why you think it is irrelevant? And note that one reason, I
believe, the nationality gets reported nowadays is that it wasn't that
way before and many people complained because just saying 'a foreigner
robbed a store' is painting with too broad a brush.

John W.