4 ms·
It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
by noja 7y ago
It's a taboo subject, because the Japanese aren't very open to non-locals.
- kbumsik 7y agoHave you been there lately? They are actually quite many non-local workers these days. Not sure they are treated well though.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- reflectiv 7y agoMy father works for a japanese oil exploration company, and has been for about 25 years. He just got back from a trip to give a presentation in Japan...first thing I hear when he gets back is how badly racist the Japanese are. I know it's just an anecdote...but it's been his experience in general over the years.
- mrkstu 7y agoThat is probably enough info to ID him- you may want to edit that in case of unintended negative repercussions for him...
- reflectiv 7y agoFair point, I've updated it.
- blackearl 7y agoI've been reading Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld recently (fascinating read about the yakuza's history in Japan) and it mentions that a large percentage of Chinese and Korean immigrants turned to gang life because they were considered a lower caste, like the burakumin (Japan's untouchables). Maybe things have changed since the 80s-90s?
- carti 7y agoNot drastically, it seems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan
- Fishysoup 7y agoThere are several foreign workers but they mostly work for established international companies with offices there. Few of these companies are Japanese (people do work for Japanese companies but usually outside Japan). It's not only about xenophobia, Japanese work culture is deeply hierarchical and seniority-based (the person who's been in the company the longest gets to run it, regardless whether they're any good at their job or not). Companies change their policies very slowly. They fear that foreigners would not understand this culture and try to disrupt it, for good or bad.
- burtonator 7y agoIt's also taboo for white people to call some non-white people racist but then we can't actually have a discussion about racism.
- foota 7y agoMy two cents here: non white people can certainly be racist, but racism is a structural thing, so it doesn't make sense to talk about racism by people that are not white, in the United States, since the structure isn't there. But I think it makes perfect sense to talk about it in other places.
- moretai 7y agoSo what is a dislike for another race called?
- mytailorisrich 7y agoRacism is a not a "structural thing", and neither is it about whites or non-whites. Everywhere you go on Earth you will find racist people, whatever 'race' they are some will be racist against other 'races'. Specifically regarding your point: there are people who are black and racist in the US or any other country.
- fzeroracer 7y agoRacism absolutely is a structural thing. This can include things such as redlining in the US or more on topic, Japanese banks refusing to work with foreigners and the treatment of the Ainu in Japan. There's a very important distinction to make between those that write the laws and those that don't.