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1. NST
   Posted December 8, 2010 at 3:22 pm | Permalink

   Digivolve into Wargunflamemon: The issue with racism and Japan is that it’s pretty much completely legal here. I’ve lived here for over half a decade and have seen and heard more bigoted ignorance than I can count on all my fingers and toes. At the next station over from me (in Kawasaki, a very large city), there’s a barber shop with a sign that reads “No Foreigners.” A BARBER SHOP. Ask anyone who’s ever tried renting an apartment here if they ran into any racism or discrimination. If they say they didn’t, they’re probably either lying or too stupid to have noticed. If you’re just coming here on vacation for a week or so and don’t speak the language and don’t go anywhere other than the main tourist spots, no, you won’t witness any racism, bigotry or discrimination. Dig just a tiny bit deeper though, and you’ll start noticing things pretty quickly. Again, the significance is that it’s wholly accepted as normal and good; at least in America most of the racism has repercussions. Can you imagine the fallout if Century 21 were caught asking all the owners of their apartment buildings “Hey, is it ok if we rent your room to a ” on the telephone, with said minority sitting right there in front of them?