89 Its not just the West, it seems that Japanese news media also hides the faces of Yasukes that commit crimes, out of fear that the Japanese public will become racist. And wikipedia does the same thing too (media.scored.co) posted 183 days ago by ger111 183 days ago by ger111 +91 / -2 34 comments share 34 comments share save hide report block hide replies
No, that's Wikipedia, not the Japanese news media.
The Japanese news media tends to be more detailed about foreigners who commit crimes than when Japanese do.