日本NHK因过度使用英文词汇被观众起诉
<p>日本一名71岁的男子起诉日本广播协会(<span word="NHK">NHK</span>),称该机构的资讯和娱乐节目中过多使用英语外来词,使其感情受到伤害,并向该机构索赔140万日元(约合人民币88213元)。这名男子为保护日语组织的成员,他的代理律师表示,他主要担心日本过度美国化。二战后,英语在日本得到广泛普及,美国流行文化也成为日本民众追随的对象,很多外来词汇也由此进入到现代日语词汇中,比如<span word="trouble">trouble</span>,<span word="system">system</span>,<span word="risk">risk</span>等。这名男子指责日本广播协会很不负责任地使用这些外来词汇,而拒绝使用日语中原有的词汇。他表示,日本社会越来越美国化,但是日本广播协会作为国家级传播机构不应该跟随潮流,而应该坚决以优先使用日语为原则,这样才能保护日本文化。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="disgruntled">disgruntled</span> <span word="viewer">viewer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suing">suing</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="distress">distress</span>" <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="Hoji">Hoji</span> <span word="Takahashi">Takahashi</span>, 71, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> 1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> ($14,300) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="NHK">NHK</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="Americanized">Americanized</span>," <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Mutsuo">Mutsuo</span> <span word="Miyata">Miyata</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p><p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="phonic">phonic</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>.</p>
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