Tokyo: Japan’s national broadcaster NHK has apologised and deleted an animation depicting Black Lives Matter protests in the United States following widespread complaints of racism, including from the US embassy and tennis star Naomi Osaka.
NHK’s animation, which aired on Sunday, told viewers that the coronavirus pandemic had fuelled anger amongst African Americans, many of whom lost jobs, but failed to mention the death of George Floyd or police brutality.
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