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<title>JapanSoc Social Bookmarking / Top Stories / Discrimination</title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com</link>
<description>by Nick Ramsay </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:57:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MAD Magazine Hurts]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/MAD_Magazine_Hurts/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/MAD_Magazine_Hurts/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:57:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/MAD_Magazine_Hurts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Suicide, sarcasm, coincidence.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[English Only Signs not Discriminatory - What about Japanese Only?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/English_Only_Signs_not_Discriminatory_-_What_about_Japanese_Only/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/English_Only_Signs_not_Discriminatory_-_What_about_Japanese_Only/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:55:04 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/English_Only_Signs_not_Discriminatory_-_What_about_Japanese_Only/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An English Only sign was deemed not discriminatory in Philadelphia.  Are foreigners in Japan discriminated against when they are expected to speak Japanese-<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan Is Doomed - Equality In Blogging?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_Is_Doomed_-_Equality_In_Blogging/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_Is_Doomed_-_Equality_In_Blogging/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:30:16 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_Is_Doomed_-_Equality_In_Blogging/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Read the comments on the blog for ongoing discussion.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Debito/ “GAIJIN HANZAI FILE” pubs spectre of evil foreign crime]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Debito_ldquoGAIJIN_HANZAI_FILErdquo_pubs_spectre_of_evil_foreign_crime/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Debito_ldquoGAIJIN_HANZAI_FILErdquo_pubs_spectre_of_evil_foreign_crime/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:50:15 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Debito_ldquoGAIJIN_HANZAI_FILErdquo_pubs_spectre_of_evil_foreign_crime/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Read it and ....<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Occidentalism Users Cooperate to Take Down &quot;Japanese Only&quot; Sign]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Occidentalism_Users_Cooperate_to_Take_Down_Japanese_Only_Sign-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Occidentalism_Users_Cooperate_to_Take_Down_Japanese_Only_Sign-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:14:27 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Occidentalism_Users_Cooperate_to_Take_Down_Japanese_Only_Sign-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JapanSoc member and commenter Ponta and a colleague from Occidentalism called MaidoOido teamed up to tackle the &quot;racist&quot; sign that read &quot;Japanese People Only&quot; - an issue that caused some really interesting comments here. Cheers for the amazing work. Well done. Read for a summary of the whole or<br/><br/>10 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanzine - Reinforcing the Stereotype]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanzine_-_Reinforcing_the_Stereotype/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanzine_-_Reinforcing_the_Stereotype/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:44:49 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanzine_-_Reinforcing_the_Stereotype/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Japanzine is a monthly English-language magazine with distribution all over Japan. When I had first read one of the issues I had found the articles to be a little comical, but not something that you’d expect to see anywhere but some amateurs blog.But after a few issues it's just terr<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Debito Fair?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Debito_Fair/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Debito_Fair/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:20:33 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Debito_Fair/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting counterpoint to the story posted earlier regarding discrimination in Japan and Debito's point of view.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10-Finger Fingerprinting Encouraged by U.S.]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/10-Finger_Fingerprinting_Encouraged_by_U-S--1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/10-Finger_Fingerprinting_Encouraged_by_U-S--1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:33 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/10-Finger_Fingerprinting_Encouraged_by_U-S--1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Articles on JapanToday.com have a habit of &quot;expiring&quot; so here it is, copied in full: rnrnA U.S. Homeland Security Department official voiced hope Tuesday that the Japanese government will start sometime in the future to take the fingerprints of all 10 fingers of each foreign visitor to step u<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bicycles Banned on Rainbow Bridge]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Bicycles_Banned_on_Rainbow_Bridge/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Bicycles_Banned_on_Rainbow_Bridge/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:06 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Bicycles_Banned_on_Rainbow_Bridge/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I came across this interesting post by an avid cyclist in Tokyo. Jason Collin writes about his bike rides, recording the distance, time and speed of each trip. On one occasion, he was told he couldn't ride his bike across Rainbow Bridge, or even push it across, according to a new rule from June 20<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese Only - Photo Gallery]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanese_Only_-_Photo_Gallery/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanese_Only_-_Photo_Gallery/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:56:18 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japanese_Only_-_Photo_Gallery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social activist, Arudou Debito, has a huge collection of &quot;Japanese Only&quot; signs in his &quot;Rogue's Gallery&quot;. I rarely encounter places that refuse me entry, but it has happened before, and it does rile me. Maybe if you're only a here for a year, it's not such an issue, but for those of us who ar<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prejudice and body language in Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Prejudice_and_body_language_in_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Prejudice_and_body_language_in_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:42:24 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Prejudice_and_body_language_in_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A post discussing the body language towards foreigners and how  it can be perceived as rude and unacceptable in other countries.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Schreiber beats the fingerprint machine]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Mark_Schreiber_beats_the_fingerprint_machine/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Mark_Schreiber_beats_the_fingerprint_machine/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:23:06 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Mark_Schreiber_beats_the_fingerprint_machine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's a great article from the Japan Times. Mark Schreiber left the country and re-entered with the sole purpose of testing out these new fingerpri<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan fingerprinting of foreigners is part of New World Order?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_fingerprinting_of_foreigners_is_part_of_New_World_Order/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_fingerprinting_of_foreigners_is_part_of_New_World_Order/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Japan_fingerprinting_of_foreigners_is_part_of_New_World_Order/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JapanProbe has a video of a news program that scares its viewers into believeing that illegal immigration is a real problem (which is absolute rubbis<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Illegal Immigrants Reason for Fingerprinting]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Illegal_Immigrants_Reason_for_Fingerprinting/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Illegal_Immigrants_Reason_for_Fingerprinting/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Illegal_Immigrants_Reason_for_Fingerprinting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I wrote this post after seeing people on the Japanese news claim illegal immigration is why Japan needs fingerprinting. It was a clear case of fear m<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube - New immigration procedures at Japanese airports]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/YouTube_-_New_immigration_procedures_at_Japanese_airports/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/YouTube_-_New_immigration_procedures_at_Japanese_airports/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/YouTube_-_New_immigration_procedures_at_Japanese_airports/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Check out this video on Youtube about the new fingerprinting measures at Japanese airports.<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interesting info on gaijin card laws]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Interesting_info_on_gaijin_card_laws/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Interesting_info_on_gaijin_card_laws/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Interesting_info_on_gaijin_card_laws/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Debito.org has some interesting facts about your gaijin card. For example, &amp;quot;you are not required to display unless the cop shows you his ID firs<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK fingerprinting VS Japan fingerprinting]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/UK_fingerprinting_VS_Japan_fingerprinting/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/UK_fingerprinting_VS_Japan_fingerprinting/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/UK_fingerprinting_VS_Japan_fingerprinting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is my own article comparing fingerprinting in the UK with the new security measures at Japan's airports.The UK is a prime target for <br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discrimination against foreigners in Japanese apartments]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Discrimination_against_foreigners_in_Japanese_apartments/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Discrimination_against_foreigners_in_Japanese_apartments/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Discrimination_against_foreigners_in_Japanese_apartments/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's a scan of an apartment ad&amp;nbsp;from a real estate agency in Osaka. The icons show that the building in the example has&amp;nbsp;telephone, satell<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrity calls for a cut in foreign crime with fingerprinting]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Celebrity_calls_for_a_cut_in_foreign_crime_with_fingerprinting/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Celebrity_calls_for_a_cut_in_foreign_crime_with_fingerprinting/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Celebrity_calls_for_a_cut_in_foreign_crime_with_fingerprinting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;I think it'd be best if we could cut the amount of crime foreigners are committing and make Japan a safer place,&quot;<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Japan Unfriendly to Visitors?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Japan_Unfriendly_to_Visitors/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Japan_Unfriendly_to_Visitors/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:26:02 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Discrimination</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Discrimination/Is_Japan_Unfriendly_to_Visitors/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jason argues in favor of anti-terror measures at Japan's airports. Fingerprints and photos will be required from all foreigners entering Japan from <br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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