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A recent experience left me feeling numb and shocked. I was actually not served a beer because I am gaijin. read more »
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A couple thoughts about and a brief historical primer on blackface in the West and it's treatment in Japan. read more »
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My own take on an article that appeared in the Mainichi last week, concerning a company who abused, kidnapped, and assaulted its employees, and the lack of reaction from either the Japanese government or the Western blogging community. read more »
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Debito has published the results from a poll about the word gaijin, asking whether it was "distasteful" and if gaikokujin should be used instead. 42% of respondents answered, "Yes. Gaijin has undesirable connotations." 25% thought it was harmless, while a combined 32% said read more »
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Multicultural real estate agents reach out in Saitama. read more »
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Tattoos prevent poolside family fun. US service personnel irked too. read more »
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Even though over half the U.S. Japanese population was living in Hawaii during WWII, only a sliver of them were put in internment camps (versus on the mainland, where almost all Japanese were put away). How did this happen, especially since Japanese in Hawaii had closer ties to the Empire of Japan? read more »
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Ever heard about "no-gaijin allowed" signs? That whole rumor is getting blown out of proportion. People think it's a lot worse than it is. read more »
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An English Only sign was deemed not discriminatory in Philadelphia. Are foreigners in Japan discriminated against when they are expected to speak Japanese? read more »
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Read the comments on the blog for ongoing discussion. read more »
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JapanSoc member and commenter Ponta and a colleague from Occidentalism called MaidoOido teamed up to tackle the "racist" sign that read "Japanese People Only" - an issue that caused some really interesting comments here. Cheers for the amazing work. Well done. Read for a summary of the whole or read more »
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