noun
multiculturalism
Academic term referring to the coexistence and recognition of diverse cultures within a society.
多元文化論は、異なる文化背景を持つ人々が共に生きる社会を目指す考え方です。
Multiculturalism is a concept that aims for a society where people from different cultural backgrounds live together.
Compound of 多元 (tagen, 'pluralistic') + 文化 (bunka, 'culture') + 論 (ron, 'theory'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'multiculturalism'.