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This is an interesting post. Japan has a history of homogeneity, but I guess I've never seen that as a bad thing. I suppose that is just my naivete. It's not as if they're preaching melting pot like we do. The more I think about this, the more my brain is arguing with itself. On on hand I find myself thinking "It's Japan - you either assimilate to the japanese way of life, or you leave, or you stay, but deal with being called a gaijin and treated as an outsider". Simultaneously I think the words "love it or leave it" have a serious and deep rooted negative emotional response. In our nation's history of discrimination and racism, that kind of attitude and rhetoric is unacceptable.
I'm having trouble evaluating discrimination in Japan through my US paradigm. I think the title of this post is a little funny. Though there are a few examples of racism, the post actually addresses the broader subject of discrimination. Perhaps "racism" in the title gets more attention.