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My 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 t
by reflectiv 7y ago
My 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