I (a white male) was once going to clubs in Tokyo with an Indian friend when he was denied entry into a fairly low-class establishment. Flabbergasted, I ranted

I (a white male) was once going to clubs in Tokyo with an Indian friend when he was denied entry into a fairly low-class establishment. Flabbergasted, I ranted and raved in shock at the overt racism of a type I'd never before witnessed. He calmed me down, saying that Japan had actually been far milder in its racism towards him than most nations, and that he felt more comfortable there than in the U.S., Australia, and certainly India.