First off I want to welcome you to the forum and thank you for joining to add such a wealth of knowledge and such a great perspective to this discussion!
Firstly,
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Originally Posted by clintjm
eing stopped for driving a car and asked why the Japanese in the car is not driving despite having all the credentials.
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Really?
Also, the things you mentioned--being stopped by policemen, not being able to go far in the jobs you're lucky enough to get--those are all rooted in ignorance and, most of the time, racism. It's a cosmic shame, really.
It's also a shame that Japan is the only modernized/industrialized/first world/whatever the PC people are calling it now, country that has no laws against racism or race- or gender-based discrimination. None. Foreign labor unions are getting a tiny bit of sway, but nothing we foreigners can do will shake the foundation of the ignorance of the Japanese government. You just have to learn to accept it for however long you're going to be there.