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#BBCtrending: Using Google Maps to track racism in Japan #BBCtrending: Using Google Maps to track racism in Japan
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Activists in Japan are using a novel way to fight racism. Activists in Japan are using a novel way to tackle racism.
They are using Google Maps to spot xenophobic graffiti in Shin-Okubo, a part of Tokyo with a large ethnic Korean community. They're using Google Maps to pinpoint xenophobic graffiti in Shin-Okubo, a part of Tokyo with a large ethnic Korean community.
As we reported on our radio programme, Google Maps is being used to curb the rise of the "netuoyo" - or online nationalists. As we reported on our radio programme, Google Maps is being used to highlight the rise of the "netuoyo" or online nationalists.
Anne-Marie Tomchak of #BBCtrending reports on the social media drive against racism in Japan.Anne-Marie Tomchak of #BBCtrending reports on the social media drive against racism in Japan.
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