Oh yeah...no racism in Japan....right gaijin?
;-)
Not the same kind,
Not as dangerous.
Black on white racism tends to get a but more physical.
And believe me, I know all you want to ever learn about that.
You have no idea what me and my friends went thru.
There were places where they just plain wanted to KILL US. Just because we were white. And they were not lying.
You walk through Parchester. Or South of 23rd street. Go ahead. I will even put flowers on your grave.
I've never felt racism here and I've been in Tokyo for 8 years now. The "racism" here, if there every really was any, boils down to someone being shy about being around non-native Japanese speakers or they are just a punk or an ignorant punk or a crotchety old man or woman. I've never had a problem with anything resembling American racism here and would rather live here than America. This is the most well-mannered place I've ever been, and I've been all over, and am always grateful when I get to come home. I can go to death metal concerts, punk concerts, walk through the "bad" parts of town at night, and never have a problem with the local population. My friends are mostly Japanese. The only time I have any trouble with racism is from the illegal Caribbean and North African street hustlers. I'm proud to have the opportunity to be a gaijin and love every day of it.