Comments by "Gordon Graham" (@gordonbgraham) on "Do Japanese Discriminate against Foreigners ?" video.

  1.  @miknes12345  In my experience (30 years in Japan), I've noticed that racism is most definitely a two-way street in Japan with many foreigners pigeon-holing "the Japanese" as being this or that...a stereo-type. This is especially so when there are no Japanese around and foreigners feel they are free to speak badly of "the Japanese" and talk about "them" as though "they" were a monolith. As an aside, the young black girl in the Nike ad about racism in Japan is a friend of my son. She is one of the most popular girls in school and her life is nothing like that of the character in the ad (which begs the question is Nike's portrayal of the Japanese in that commercial racist. I'd say, based on experience , yes). Also, his best friend is Iranian. He went through public school with him from kindergarten. His parents enrolled him in a public school so that he could get a proper education, specifically hoping he could acquire the ability to read and write. He is also a very popular person. Certainly, there is racism everywhere, including Japan. The question is to what degree and what is the effect on those who are victimized. I think portraying "the Japanese" as racist can be detrimental for both Japanese people and foreigners.
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  2. This topic is played out. Try "Do foreigners in Japan discriminate against the Japanese?"
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  3. If you don't have an appointment, you have to wait until after those who do whether you're Japanese or a foreigner.
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  4. Beats being Asian in America...and being violently attacked...for being Asian
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  5. I'm pink...not white
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  6. Japan is the size of California with a population of 125 million! California's population is 40 million. Also, 85% of Japan is mountainous, non-arable land on which food can't be cultivated. It's also surrounded by hostile neighbors. In times of geo-political conflict, shipping lanes could be cut off and Japan would have to rely on its natural resources to survive. You're comparing apples and oranges. When California's population reaches 125 million, get back to me.
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  7. I'm curious about how Japanese are treated in Brazil. I know there is a large Japanese diaspora there. Are Japanese kids bullied in school in Brazil?
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  8. So a couple of izakayas out of some 10,000...Give us the names so we can avoid them and go to the ones that welcome people with open arms and a smile
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  9. Moving to Japan from Canada, was the best decision I've ever made.
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  10. That's an easy question. All morality is subjective. It is the agreed upon behaviour, implicit or explicit, between two or more people, be they a couple, a family, a community, the workplace, a team, a nation or the entire human race. Morality doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is nested in "the group", be the group 2 people or 8 billion people, which is why some things are legal in some countries and illegal in others and why some groups consider some things bad while other groups consider those same things good. Morality is subjective. The only thing that is objective about morality is the physical world in which it takes place and the cause/effect consequences of actions that occur within the physical world. Such effects can be deemed good by some while being deemed bad by others. The Israel/Hamas conflict is a good example of that.
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  11. I've lived in Japan since 1988 and have raised 5 kids here. Moving to Japan from Canada was the best decision I've ever made. I absolutely love it here! I wouldn't move back to Canada if you gave me a million dollars and a free house.
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  12. Beats being Asian in America and getting randomly attacked...for being Asian
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  13.  @aoeu256  The Internet is rife with all kinds of trash regardless of nationality or country. I can’t count the number of “the US should have dropped more than 2” comments I’ve read online. What do you think Koreans and Chinese say online about the Japanese? How one is treated in their daily life is what I’m interested in. In my more than 30 years here I’ve been treated with respect kindness and warmth. The same is true for my 5 kids who are either in or have been through the public school system. My son’s best friend is Iranian and his girlfriend is Filipino, they are very popular among their friends. We have 3 Taiwanese teachers at our school, they too are treated with respect and are quite popular among colleagues. Our Jr. high school teacher of about 10 years was a Black man from Chicago. He was extremely popular. He married one of our Japanese teachers and moved to Izu where he was hired by another school immediately. There’s a channel on which you can see “the black experience in Japan”. You can hear first hand experience on how many Black people prefer Japan to their native countries. Also, keep in mind the random violence perpetrated specifically against Asians in America, and primarily perpetrated by Black people. There have been no such attacks against foreigners in Japan by Japanese. Internet chatter is what it is...largely a cesspool of bitterness and vitriol.
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  14. @YIGUA Yeah, racism against Asians seems pretty normalised throughout the Western world. So much so that it appears to be not so bad...for anyone but Asians. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/wpgS-7stNOY
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  15.  @batalorian7997  That's interesting. I'm glad to hear of such stories. They actually counter most of the experiences by Asians who live in America which are more often like this girl's: https://youtu.be/wpgS-7stNOY
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  16.  @Leokun95  It does matter. It helps to distinguish fiction from fact. The Internet is rife with misinformation. It's easy to root out problems of racism if we can identify exactly where it is. I'm in the education system and would like to know which school you are referring to specifically.
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  17.  @Leokun95  Are you claiming that half Japanese people can’t register at Japanese schools in Brazil or Mexico? I don’t believe that. Can you cite a specific school?
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  18.  @Leokun95  The founder is Indian. What has that school have to do with Japanese?
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  19.  @kevinerbs2778  You do in most hospitals, including all of the hospitals I've been to in Saitama...of which there have been 5. Walk ins, and emergency have the same "uketsuke" reception which is the same for patients with appointments. Those with an appointment go ahead of those without an appointment. That has nothing to do with nationality. The same holds true for Japanese.
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  20. Not as severe as in America where Asians have been violently attacked randomly...for being Asian
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