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Originally Posted by WellThatHurt
whoa. do black people really get death glares? if so that makes me nervous about visiting.
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In my experience here most of the black people I've seen in Tokyo or Sapporo (they only seem to be in bigger cities) appear to be involved in fairly dodgy bars and clubs and to be honest you get the feeling other less than legal activities. This is just my own personal experience and I haven't spent much time in Tokyo and there are very few black people up here in Hokkaido but this image is one I think most Japanese see as well.
Also take into account that we whites are thought to be weird enough, black people here are just a complete unknown and there are heaps of somewhat ignorant stereotyes associated with them. Remember this is one of the most racially and culturally homogenous countries on the planet. Anyone not Japanese stands out like a sore thumb and black people even more than that.