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Originally Posted by moocow49
There was an American who wasn't allowed in a Japanese-only spa. Instead of going someplace else he made a fuss and sued the place. Now he has a website about how racist and bad Japan is (he has Japanese citizenship). You can find him by typing in his new Japanized name "Debito".
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Most or all of the images from this video come from
his website.
I've seen signs like this myself. They're not so common that you see them all the time, but if you're in Japan long enough, you will see them.
Ok. All of you who think racism is not a problem in Japan, raise your hand.
Ok. Now how many of you have actually been to Japan?
Ok. Now how many of you have actually spent more than a week vacation in Japan and actually ventured out of the tourist areas?
....That's what I thought.
This is not to say that everyone in Japan is racist. A lot of people have been very kind and amazing to me. But I'm one of those people who can't ignore it when people are laughing/sneering at me behind my back (or often to my face because they seem to think I can't understand simple facial expressions or gestures).