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02-22-2009, 07:24 PM

I agree with those who said they never were refused entrance to a place because they are foreigners. I lived in Japan 2 years, traveled from Nikko to Nagasaki and everywhere in between, and I was never refused service or saw the "No foreigners" signs seen in some anti-Japan youtube videos. They must exist somewhere, maybe near the military bases right after an incident, (unless they are fake and only made for the video?), but they are definitely very rare and probably only found in a few areas. Myself and others who have lived there for years can attest that the vast majority of Japan doesn't have those signs, and are generally welcoming and gracious to foreigners.

As for LorenPaul asking about specific details or hardships of life in Japan, we discussed that quite a bit in MMM's thread "Why I don't want to live in Japan". Take a look through that, it should give you a whole lot of specific details. Other than that, it helps if you narrow the question down. I mean, if someone asked you to explain your life in your home country because they want to move there, where would you even begin? There's work, school, shopping, entertainment, and hundreds of other things you could mention. So please try to ask more narrow questions.


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