The most racism I've ever faced here has been death staresfrom other gaijin
Lol isn't this some truth.
It's like White Chicks. They want to be the only foreigner in the room.
The most racism I've ever faced here has been death staresfrom other gaijin
Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly, but doesn't Japan have a bunch of business's that have "no whites allowed" signs up? Correct me if I'm wrong pls.
It does seem somewhat appealing to high skilled workers but why would they want to work in a country like Japan that overworks everyone when they will probably have much better hours and benefits in many other countries?
You say white people but I imagine most of the dislike of these nationalists is directed towards Korean and Chinese residents.Okay White People are bad... what about Black folks? They're cool, and how about them Indians? You guys like curry?
You say white people but I imagine most of the dislike of these nationalists is directed towards Korean and Chinese residents.
Despite the current shitty political rheotoric, the US has the largest foreign born population in the world. And immigration polls lower in Japan than the US even with the current worker shortage:People will throw out a lot of things like "Look at Japan being xenophobic as usual" but the exact same thing (but worse) happens in the US and other countries. Anti-immigrant sentiment is pretty widespread now.
WhatIt's odd to think of Japan having racists simply because they haven't had experience with foreigners or immigration in the first place
This is what I see in some Korean places. Although I did have a couple bars deny me in Busan even though they were definitely open and were serving people, other places that denied anyone but Koreans or Asians were in some low key business that wasnt legal. I know the few I've seen were brothels or some type of strip club.There is definitely not "a bunch" and I've definitely not seen them personally, but the few I've seen pictures of are definitely not some wholesome mom and pop shop or national chain store. Can basically guarantee you, all the places with these signs either A) Had some foreigner come in and act like an asshole, or B and this is probably the real reason) Is up to some shady or illegal shit. Like that infamous site that "documented" the places with signs on it essentially all of them were creepy hole in the wall places.
I'm well aware of the situation. I was talking about the anti-foreigner/immigration sentiment.Despite the current shitty political rheotoric, the US has the largest foreign born population in the world. And immigration polls lower in Japan than the US even with the current worker shortage:
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default...visor-immigration-refugee-crisis-slides_0.pdf
What a weird way of writing xenophobic and racist.A strict immigration policy has helped make Japan one of the world's oldest and most homogeneous societies.
This is what I see in some Korean places. Although I did have a couple bars deny me in Busan even though they were definitely open and were serving people, other places that denied anyone but Koreans or Asians were in some low key business that wasnt legal. I know the few I've seen were brothels or some type of strip club.
I never seen a "NO WHITES" sign here and people that visited Japan said they never dealt with places denying services because of color/nationality. Only stares and mild casual racism.
I have been here 3 years now as a brown person and I haven't really experience too much. Honestly, I love working here despite the long hours at times.Moved to Tokyo two months ago and haven't experienced anything close to racism against me. I'm a Slavic dude with Canadian citizenship. The people are too nice, bending over backwards to help and understand me.
Granted I am in Shinjuku and they're used to tourists here so can't comment much on how life is the further you get from here.
I don't think this news is just about white guys. People here make it too much about themselves.
Even better is using the world help
They'll be in the consulate bitching and moaning the minute they hear "gaijin" in a dismissive tone.Well, duh. They're supposed to hate us blacks and browns. But hate whites? Holy shit get the ambassador on the phone ASAP!
I think you are thinking of a very specific case that targetted Russians in a Hokkaido bathhouse. Otherwise, I don't know why 'white people' would be singled out.So, you want to leave one country that has people protesting against immigration for another country that has people protesting over immigration?
Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly, but doesn't Japan have a bunch of business's that have "no whites allowed" signs up? Correct me if I'm wrong pls.
I'm not white and I was just going along with what was being quoted.I don't think this news is just about white guys. People here make it too much about themselves.
This is just a type of immigrant in general. Definitely not unique to white people in Japan.What's very surprising to me is that many expats in Japan seem to adopt a similar xenophobic attitude. It's a "fuck you got mine" type of thing. Along with that, you'll find racist white expats that think only they should be allowed. You also have people sticking up their nose at other foreigners saying they're more cultured because they've been there longer... It's truly a bizarre thing.
True, but Japan in particular seems to attract a certain type that is very invested in the idea of being there. It's the snobby immigrant thing combined with being an elitist nerd. Of course, not everyone is like that. The expats on this forum, for example, seem to be kind people. Places like Reddit are a different story though...This is just a type of immigrant in general. Definitely not unique to white people in Japan.
Sorry if this has been asked before but what is the context of this? I mean, are these tourists who got randomly attacked? Was that at an airport or in some city? When was that?