TOKYO: Japan’s justice ministry will conduct its first large-scale survey into racism in the country, a report said Sunday, as discrimination becomes a growing social concern.

The survey will cover 18,500 foreign residents aged 18 or older, the Asahi newspaper said, adding that results would be released by the end of March and will be reflected in policy making.

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