noun
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
Refers to the practice of making only a superficial effort to include members of minority groups or to appear fair, without genuine commitment. Often used in social or organizational contexts.
その会社の建前主義は、多様性を本当に尊重しているとは言えない。
The company's tokenism cannot be said to truly respect diversity.
建前主義の政策では、根本的な問題は解決しない。
Tokenistic policies won't solve the fundamental problems.
建前 refers to the public facade or official stance, while 建前主義 is the ideology or practice of relying on such facades, especially in a tokenistic way.
Compound of 建前 (tatemae, 'public facade; official stance') and 主義 (shugi, 'principle; doctrine'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe tokenistic practices.