Japan police urge officers to avoid impression of racial profiling

The National Police Agency issued an advisory to all prefectural police forces in December to avoid questioning people in a way that could be perceived as racially motivated, according to agency officials.The advisory came after the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo tweeted on Dec. 6 that it had received reports of "suspected racial profiling incidents" with several foreigners "detained, questioned and searched" by police.Racial profiling refers to law enforcement officers deciding based on ethnicity that a person is likely to be involved in criminal activity.The written advisory read that when choosin…READ FULL ARTICLE