[Nyororin]

Personally, the mugging bit is what I find LEAST unlikely about his post. Crime happens everywhere, and there is a chance that he was unlucky enough for it to happen to him. My husband was mugged once, so I`m not going to be one to say "Oh that can`t be true!"

It`s the OTHER stuff that makes his post look like it`s made up - which ends up making me question the mugging. Not to mention that he wasn`t even in Detroit, and apparently won`t be coming back to show that he is even really from there.

There are a number of things that make the post suspicious. Add them up and the whole thing smells of trolling.

Either way, I`ve lived here 10 YEARS and have yet to encounter a SINGLE no foreigners sign anywhere in the country. Even in Tokyo. Even in red light districts. I`ve also never had people give me nasty looks and tell me to get out of any store, anywhere.

Defending somewhere from accusations that seem totally out of line is not "Japanophiles making excuses for Japan". It`s conveying fact.

I`ve seen you defend China many times noodle - I`m sure you understand that clearing up misconceptions isn`t the same as saying somewhere is a wonderland.