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As another long term resident of Tokyo (10 years and counting), I honestly can't understand why Patrick would recommend anyone give their business to APA Group.
by distantaidenn 4y ago
As another long term resident of Tokyo (10 years and counting), I honestly can't understand why Patrick would recommend anyone give their business to APA Group.
As others in this thread have mentioned, this hotelier group is abhorrent. They are led by an anti-Semitic, anti-Korean, anti-Chinese history revisionist. The hotel leaves its disgusting diatribe in their company issued magazines conveniently laid out in every room within their hotels. This is just the tip of the iceberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_Group_(Japan)#Controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_Group_(Japan)#Controversy. Here's another link: https://www.ft.com/content/d35ec458-df07-11e6-86ac-f253db7791c6 https://www.ft.com/content/d35ec458-df07-11e6-86ac-f253db779....
Given Patrick is a long-term resident of Japan, it's shocking to me that he isn't aware of this, or he simply doesn't care.
For anyone reading this, please do not support that company. It may seem a small thing, but this ruined the entire tone of the post for me.
- justusw 4y agoHaving accidentally stayed there before, I can confirm that they have their weird in-house magazine, even translated to English, in every hotel room. Even more obnoxious than the Gideon bible.
- diceduckmonk 4y agoUnfortunately, I think there are class of travelers (and ex-pats) who simply don't care about history or the current state of affairs. They travel to places for the picture. For Japan, many people stop at the soft power and pop culture. Chinese celebrities have gotten in trouble for posting on social media their visit to political controversial shrines. In those cases, I don't even think it's out of malice or making a political statement, but plain ignorance.
- sammy2255 4y agoSo the only reason against them is because of their ideologies? If the hotels are nice, and cheap, I couldnt care less what their ideologies are.
- distantaidenn 4y agoAs a human that attempts to respect other cultures, and also as a multiracial person with Chinese ancestry: then yes, I am against them because of their racist ideologies.
- kanbara 4y agothis is a horrid take, and one of the reasons why the world is so hateful and why people with hateful ideologies end up with more and more wealth and power. when i travel, or even just live my daily life, i try to not do business with individuals or enterprises whose modus operandi is to look down on others
- midoridensha 4y agoSo you'd be happy staying at a hotel that has Nazi paraphernalia and propaganda in it?