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Three plaintiffs are seeking damages over the practice in Tokyo.
A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, launched a civil lawsuit against the country's police on Monday, accusing the authorities of racial profiling and discrimination and demanding an end to the alleged practice. The case, to be heard in Tokyo District Court, comes as Japan in recent years has seen an influx of workers from abroad. The number of non-Japanese living in Japan reached a record high last year, at nearly 3 million people.
The suit comes amid a renewed debate over what it means to be and look Japanese, after a Ukrainian-born, naturalised Japanese citizen was crowned Miss Japan, last week.
A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, have filed a civil lawsuit against Japan's police, alleging racial profiling and discrimination.