One man did not like the fact that his local television station was
using English words so he decided to do something to stop it, according
to a new lawsuit filed in court.
demanding nearly one and a half million yen in damages.
The pensioner, who is a member of "The Treat Japanese as Important
Association", believes that broadcasters in Japan are too dependent on
the use of English words, instead of traditional Japanese.
His lawyer, Mutsuo Miyata, said: "The basis of his concern is that
Japan is very Americanized. There is a sense of crisis that this country
is becoming just a province of the United States."
Since World War Two, Japan has ??regularly borrowed words from other
languages. For example, most Japanese speakers use "problem", "risk",
"unity" and "parking" in everyday conversations.
Japan also uses words from other countries, such as Germany, France and Spain.
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