I think they were just pointing out that equating the racism seen in the US to the racism seen in Japan skews opinions. Racism is racism, no matter how overt or

I think they were just pointing out that equating the racism seen in the US to the racism seen in Japan skews opinions. Racism is racism, no matter how overt or covert. Racism is defined as "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior." While in Japan you may not face much overt 'antagonism', you do, from what I'd read frequently, encounter overt and covert 'prejudice' as a non-Japanese. So, your post referenced a person from the US as an example of Japan not being racism, but that seems like a simple matter of severity based on previous experience.