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Originally Posted by MMM
I have spent a few years in Japan and the only places (and I can count them on one hand) that didn't allow foreigners were "massage parlors".
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I agree that most of the places that will blatently state no foreigners are of the shadier variety, and even then I believe it's more because you can run up a ridiculous bill at the places without noticing, so it's more to prevent misunderstanding/problems because of a language gap than actual racial discrimination. However, I have heard of foreigners being turned away from places (particularly たべ放題/飲み放題 places).
More than anything, I think the difference is more likely to come in terms of the degree of politeness, like Sangetsu said.
For the poster, I would imagine it will be pretty much impossible to get any sort of job that ever involves seeing customers. Even working at a bar may be a stretch. As for writing and such, you might have a shot, but without much japanese language ability your options could be pretty limited...