[WingsToDiscovery]

I've got a university professor who's best friend is caucasian, however he was born in Japan and grew up until adulthood in Japan. Japanese is his first language. However, he got turned down for every actual language teaching job he applied to simply because he isn't Japanese by heritage. If you're an ALT or something, then it's not too hard to get a job. But if you're looking to actually teach at a school, this type of situation will probably be a factor. It's not the only example I've heard of this happening.