Why are so many people so eager to travel and or move to Japan when the Japanese dislike foreigners?

Question:

What are your opinions as to why this is. By the way I'm not saying all Japanese are xenophobic or racist, but everyone knows about the general Japanese feelings about foreigners.

Answer:

I certainly don't think Japanese dislike foreigners at all. I have lived here for 4 years already and have been treated with nothing but kindness.

I also don't think Japanese don't want foreigners to enter the job market here - in face many large companies are actively recruiting foreigners - Sony's aim is 30% of the new workforce in Japan should be non-Japanese. The thing is, most foreigners don't understand Japanese well, and ultimately non-Japanese are more likely to leave the country and desert the company than a Japanese national. If Japanese companies think twice about hiring foreigners, it is for there reasons rather than xenophobia.

Anyway, that's beside the point. I think the questioner is making faulty assumptions.