Yet Americans still divide themselves by race. The only reason they can all be called 'American' is because of the country's multiracial nature, not because the

Yet Americans still divide themselves by race. The only reason they can all be called 'American' is because of the country's multiracial nature, not because they have abandoned in-group preference, as the many ethnic lobbies and general political climate attest to. In contrast, Japan represents a small number of peoples, and it's laughable to suggest that someone can become Japanese or German by a mere act of bureaucracy.