Question:
Are Japanese people as racist as people make out ? Im in year 11 and im thinking about going to Japan for student exchange next year but people are saying don't go because its such a racist country and i will feel like a black person in the 50s.
Answer:
From what i hear Japanese people are more Racist to other Asians. When it comes to Whites or Blacks you will get stared at by everyone but no one will be rude to you, not let you do things. They might laugh at you if you do something out of the social norm but not in rude way more like wow their not Japanese. When it comes to Hispanics/Brazilian things get a big trickery. Japan started to allow children of Japanese ancestry to move back to Japan and help their economy. Now most of these people don't look Japanese at all since many are 4 or 5 generation and Brazilian are a mix of many different backgrounds. They aren't treated well the best jobs they ca get are factory jobs or maybe the ken own their own stores to sell items to the Brazilian community. I have heard stories that Japanese people shun them, but don't open attack them.
You might want to check out J-list.com The owner does a slice of life blog/email. He is a white guy from the US and is wife is Japanese and they raise 2 kids together.
I'm not sure when you will be going to Japan but as a youngster you might not have to many issues. It's not gonna be a like the Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift. Life rarely is.
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