JR East Japan Railway – Hide Russian Language Guide but Put Them Back After Being Criticized as discrimination

According to News Web Easy, JR East Japan Railway Company has been hiding Russian guide on the signboard which are located at Ebisu station, Tokyo with a paper since 7th of this month. On the signboard such as 「Roppongi」「Nagamegura」were written in Russian in order to guide people who takes tubes.

The Company has explained that since Russia has attacked Ukraine they were told by some people who uses the station that 「Each time they see the signboard they feel unpleasant」so they have hidden the Russian characters.

However, over the internet many people opposed to it because hiding it leads to discrimination. As a result of that, the company has decided to put them back to as it was from 15th.

JR East Railway said 「After having heard the opinions of the people who opposed, we thought it would be better to put the signboard back to as it was. We sincerely apologies for our action which makes people think that we are discriminating. 」

An actual article at News webs easy for Japanese learner.

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JR東日本ひがしにほん 案内あんないのロシア語ごを隠かくしたが差別さべつと言いわれて戻もどす

[4月15日 16時50分]

ニュースを聞きく漢字かんじの読よみ方かたを消けす

JR東日本ひがしにほんは今月こんげつ7日なのかから、東京とうきょうの恵比寿えびす駅えきにある看板かんばんのロシア語ごの字じを紙かみで隠かくしていました。看板かんばんには、地下鉄ちかてつに乗のる人ひとを案内あんないするためにロシア語ごで「中目黒なかめぐろ」や「六本木ろっぽんぎ」と書かいてありました。

会社かいしゃは、ロシアがウクライナに攻撃こうげきを始はじめてから、駅えきを利用りようする人ひとから「看板かんばんを見みると嫌いやな気持きもちになる」と言いわれて隠かくしたと説明せつめいしていました。

しかし、インターネットなどでは、隠かくすことが差別さべつにつながるなどと多おおくの人ひとが反対はんたいしました。このため会社かいしゃは15日にちから看板かんばんを前まえのように戻もどすことを決きめました。

JR東日本ひがしにほんは「反対はんたいする人ひとの意見いけんを聞きいて、看板かんばんを戻もどしたほうがいいと考かんがえました。差別さべつしていると思おもわれるようなことをして申もうし訳わけありません」と話はなしています。

Hope the war will end soon and we all have a peace of mind. Then none of theses problems occur.

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