[Don Joe]

Japan is a deeply racist society and there is no internal incentive to change

It's not just Japan.

Years ago, I owned a camera store. One of my customers was in the shop, chatting with me. He was a college professor, political science, very prominent in his field, regularly held conferences that dignitaries from all over the globe would attend.

He was born in Korea.

While he was there, another customer came in. He was a very prominent scientist, employed by a world famous chemical company. He was the inventor of a type of plastic that is used in everything from packages to home construction. (I am purposely leaving out clues, but everything I've said is true.)

The second customer chatted with me for a while, and then left. The first customer stood there silently for the duration.

After the second customer left, the first customer walks up, looks me in the eye, visibly tense, and in a very gruff, angry tone of voice, asks, "That man... was he Japanese?"

[4MORE-YEARS]

Don Joe, I agree with your first statement that deeply ingrained Racism is not only in Japan but you cited a case involving an individual whereas in Japan, it is institutionalized to a great extent. The examples are just too numerous to mention (I lived in Japan for several years and taught at a college outside of Tokyo so I have first hand experience). It is worth noting that when you go through immigration at Narita airport, you are greeted with warnings telling foreigners to behave and obey the law during their stay in Japan and a big sign cheerfully urging "Lawful Internationalism" which is the Japanese government's way to say, "Hey, we have to let you foreigners into our country but we don't really trust you so do us a favor and don't break any laws our we will put your butt in prison".