[jasonbvr]

Yes but not because you are biracial. It isn't really staring and has nothing to do with racism. Rather people are just curious to see what the foreigner is doing. It's like, "Hmm, gaijin, wonder where he is going?" or at a restaurant they may be curious to see what you eat. "Whoa, he likes Japanese food. I wonder if he eats natto..." It is just basic curiosity. But yeah, get used to being watched. I know people are watching me all the time so now I rarely notice it. At least it is not like living in Beijing where they see foreigners and immediately try to sell you anything and everything under the sun and feel slightly offended if you don't know how to respond politely. You don't say, "I don't want it" but rather "I don't need it."