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日本人の間では「言論の自由」と「プライバシー」、この二つが重要視されることが多くあります。この二つが共存している社会で、時にこれらが対立する瞬間が生まれます。普段私達は八百屋さんが声高に商品の宣伝をしていても気に留めないでしょう。ですが一度それがセールスだと認識されると、途端に「選択の自由」や「プライバシーの侵害」だと感じる人が少なくはありません。この二つは同じ行為のはずなのにそこには権利やプライバシー意識が複雑に絡み合い、違いが生まれています。

拡声器を通しての主張。これは拡声器を使っての街頭演説が多く見られる日本で問題として取り上げられることがある事例の一つです。今回の無料公開講座ではレクチャー後のディスカッションも含め、どのように拡声器越しの言論の自由とプライバシーのバランスがとれるか議論します。


Most People in Japan seem to put high value on free speech, but at the same time privacy seems to be very important. For example, we usually don’t mind if somebody is calling out “fresh apples here” in front of the train station (free speech), but we would not like it if that person demanded that we buy those apples (a violation of our freedom of choice or privacy). One interesting example of free speech coming into possible conflict with privacy is the use of amplified sound – for example, loudspeakers – in public places. This is an important issue in Japan, because the use of loudspeakers in public places is so common. In this lecture and follow-up discussion, we will talk about how to find a comfortable and workable balance between free speech and privacy regarding the use of loudspeakers in public places in Japan.

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The Lakeland Lectures are a forum for researchers, students and members of the public to discuss contemporary issues affecting Japan. Lakeland College has offered a U.S.-accredited liberal arts program in Tokyo since 1991. Lakeland’s main campus is in Wisconsin, USA and was founded in 1862.

名前	Dr. Daniel Dolan
肩書き	Professor in the Graduate School of Accountancy, Waseda University
プロフィール	Daniel Dolan is Professor in the Graduate School of Accountancy, Waseda University, where he teaches Business Communication. A native of Seattle, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington.