I had long work assignments in Japan. Kyoto and Nara. My boss was black. He could only get a week long visa to come. I got six month commercial visas, no problem. When he was there to check up with me, his hotel room was gone thru, his desk messages were untaped, and his room phone never had any messages on it.
It can be a very closed society. They don't care for Islam at all. That was in the 80's.
I know I was watched once in a while as well.
49 posted on 05/19/2026 2:27:16 PM PDT by blackdog
(The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)