'Racist' magazine pulled off shelves after complaints
http://news.asiaone.com/st/st_20070208_88648.html
Japan's third-largest convenience store, FamilyMart Co., stopped the sale of the magazine "Gaijin Hanzai Ura Fairu" after receiving complaints from readers regarding racism.
'We decided to remove it from our shelves because inappropriate racial expressions were found in the magazine,' Mr Kigure said.
The magazine, published on Jan 31 by Tokyo-based Eichi Publishing, contains images and descriptions of what the magazine says are crimes committed in Japan by non-Japanese, including graphs breaking down crimes by nationality.
Its cover, in red and black, shows caricatured images of foreigners grinning maniacally with glowing red eyes under its banner headline.
The magazine also sparked anger on Japanese blogs and other Internet forums.
Japan's third-largest convenience store, FamilyMart Co., stopped the sale of the magazine "Gaijin Hanzai Ura Fairu" after receiving complaints from readers regarding racism.
'We decided to remove it from our shelves because inappropriate racial expressions were found in the magazine,' Mr Kigure said.
The magazine, published on Jan 31 by Tokyo-based Eichi Publishing, contains images and descriptions of what the magazine says are crimes committed in Japan by non-Japanese, including graphs breaking down crimes by nationality.
Its cover, in red and black, shows caricatured images of foreigners grinning maniacally with glowing red eyes under its banner headline.
The magazine also sparked anger on Japanese blogs and other Internet forums.
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