The Japanese public television sued for excessive use of obscure foreign words - ITAR-TASS

TOKYO, June 26. / Correspondent. ITAR-TASS Vasily Golovin /. Compensation in the amount of more than 1.4 million yen / more than 14 thousand dollars / demanded by the Japanese public television NHK-kei 71-year-old citizen who believes that the ether is too clogged obscure foreign words. Today, he filed suit in the Circuit Court of the city of Nagoya.

case against the popular and influential TV channel started Hojo Takahashi, head of the amateur society “Keep the Japanese

language.” Tahakasi argues that experiences great mental anguish from a misunderstanding of many of the terms spoken on the air. The plaintiff cited the example of the word “risk” and “concierge” who in contemporary Japanese sound almost the same as in Russian. According to Takahashi, they can completely replace their own Japanese expressions. Japanese claims that NHK-kei thereby demonstrating contempt for the native language, despite its public character.

According Takhasi, he directed television writing about this, got no answer and then went to court. NHK-kei has so far refused to comment.

Japanese public television NHK Cay has several channels, independent of advertising and is funded by fees that citizens of Japan are making for the use of television antennas.