My anecdata isn’t so specific, and supports the bias of the claim: In the early 2000s I spent a cumulative ten months out so bicycling along Japan, attending g

My anecdata isn’t so specific, and supports the bias of the claim: In the early 2000s I spent a cumulative ten months out so bicycling along Japan, attending graduate school, and being well-cared-for by strangers (I’m a male from the US with Western European ancestors). Several hosts who had ancestors from the mainland (Korea, China) said life in Japan was the more difficult for it.