[Keaton421]

No, but it would be uncommon to see a black man swimming or smoking a non-menthol cigarette. I have never seen this. But, you should have no problem in Japan. It's not so much racism as "our country's been sheltered for so long, and we're still realizing people come in other colors".

Gaijinsmash is a funny blog written by Az-sensei, a black gentleman who taught with the JET program and is engaged (maybe they got married) to a Japanese lady