[Truthsayer20]

"I hope you're not suggesting it's a "mixing pot"."

Of course it's not. Japan has very strict criteria for naturalization. For example, I believe you have to "Japanize" your name and show that you have fully embraced the Japanese way of life.

[Cronos]

For example, I believe you have to "Japanize" your name and show that you have fully embraced the Japanese way of life.

Not exactly, but close. Japanese have the Kanji script (related to Chinese) for which they keep authentic Japanese names like Suzki etc. It is a pictographic script. The Katakana script is phonetic and is used for non-Japanese names like say Jackie. So Jacki Suzuki would be written in a mix of Katakana and Kanji. They've also got another script Hiragana and many times use the Roman script. Hmmm.. maybe that's the reason they don't get too many foreigners, it's too darn difficult to understand them!!!