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From: Glowing Face Man.
Subj: [Article] Racism in Japan
Date: 2010-06-26 18:26:01.

Use this thread to discuss the Racism in Japan article from Xamuel.com :)

From: x_Timus_x.
Date: 2011-02-01 18:10:58.

So is that to say Japanese people who want to move here are made unwelcome? I admit there is a certain amount of racism, but that applies to any foreign nationality. If somebody wanted to go make a life in Japan because they're sick of their society does that mean they're not allowed? Or shouldn't?

From: Glowing Face Man.
Date: 2011-02-28 00:19:59.

Sorry for the late response. Well, would you move into your friend's house because you're sick of your own? Maybe. But you shouldn't take your friend's willingness for granted (even if you're regularly a guest there). And if your friend is unwilling to let you move in, it does not indicate prejudice.

From: yourfriendrick.
Date: 2011-03-04 01:28:06.

'It’s true, no matter how fluent Billy Bob gets at Japanese language and culture, he’s always going to be an outsider in the land of the rising sun.'

This can be noted in parts of the United States. If a Texan named Smith moves to rural Maine and buys a house that had belonged to a family named Jones, the locals will talk about him as "the new guy that is living in the Jones place." The Texan will be a new guy in town for the rest of his life. (Presumably he will have kids, who will be expected to conform to the town's culture.) After the Texan dies, the natives might start calling his house "the Smith place."

Humans form groups, and that means some people have to be outside the groups. This was probably less of an issue in the Paleolithic, with lower populations.