[ SECRET POST #3125 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3125 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Another anon here. I live in Japan for three years, and am white American so am hesitant to say what is racist and what isn't. But I can say that, in some situations, foreigners are not exactly welcomed.

But I was denied several apartments when I lived in Japan. I was denied entry to three restaurants. I was randomly stopped by the police twice and asked to present ID. What really kills me is that hey, for all they knew, I could have been legally Japanese - I had a white co-worker who was, and relayed a funny(?) story about them trying to kick him out of a "Japanese only" onsen. And what would he do if he was stopped by the police and asked for ID in Japan? He wouldn't have legally had to show it, but they wouldn't know that, so he would get in trouble.

Anyway, this is not even mentioning the awkward questions and conversations, which I can to some extent forgive and blame on ignorance and cultural isolation. Though getting yelled at on the train for speaking English by old people (excuse me, "being too loud" when we were speaking fairly softly on an already loud train with Japanese people) definitely was inexcusable. As was my friend getting punched by a drunk Japanese guy for speaking English.

Overall I got the sense that Japan loves tourists and loves interacting with people internationally, but is VERY uncomfortable about those same international people actually living in Japan (as anything other than a student). I don't think everyone was like that at all, don't get me wrong. But the system is not designed for people to stay there long term, nor are people's attitudes. And hey, I figure, being a white person from an "acceptable" country, I probably had it better than most other foreigners, and I still wanted to break down and cry sometimes.