Date

Kind of communication

Place of dispatch

Contents

Reaction

1)

February To August 1989

A packet communication

Unknown

About 100 discriminatory documents on "the list of Buraku communities in Osaka Prefecture"

The Japan Amateur Radio League enlightened its members who spread this information.

2)

June 26 1990

A packet communication

Unknown

Discriminatory documents

3)

January 12 and 15,1991

A packet communication

Unknown

Discriminatory documents on Koreans residents

4)

January 15 1991

An amateur radio ham

A man from Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Discriminatory speech

5)

May 3 to July 10 1991

An amateur radio ham

A man near Osaka Prefecture

Discriminatory speech

6)

September 13 1994

Personal computer communication (nNiftyserve)

A man from Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Asked about the location of Buraku communities

Niftyserve deleted his message from an electronic bulletin board, and the local government enlightened him.

7)

November 28 1995

Personal computer communication (Niftyserve)

A man from Yahata City, Kyoto Prefecture

Asked whether or not a certain area is a Buraku Community.

The dispatcher deleted his question after receiving a protest mail, and a fact-finding meeting was held.

8)

August 30 1996

Internet

A man from Sakurai City,Nara Prefecture

He wrote a discriminatory message in his own web page.

The local government enlightened him and a fact-finding meeting was held.

9)

May-97

Internet

A man from Hirano Ward, Osaka City, who calls himself "the Organization for the Protection of the Yamato Race (major race of Japanese)"

He wrote discriminatory remarks in a web page.

The service provider deleted his home page.

10)

May 22 1997

Internet and personal computer communication (Niftyserve)

Unknown

The dispatcher sent a discriminatory message with a false name and address.

Niftyserve deleted it from its bulletin board.Unknown suspect was sued.