Pfew, and to think I was worried :D

Not that I'm white, but if Japanese aren't very negative against whites, then they shouldn't be very negative against other Asians there, right?

I heard stories that made me kinda afraid of going to Japan, but now I'm definitely going to Japan one day. I'm not sure if I'm going to live there, though.

When people say they understand what it's like to be a minority after living in Japan, it may not be the same, but it gives enough to draw inferences. There were a ferw things that happened to me because I was a foreigner, so I feel I have at least a taste of being a minority.

Also, MMM said something abuot being white in Japan brings mostly possitive responses. True. However, you'll find people trying to be your freind solely for your being a foreigner. that sucks. It takes a while to know who is sincere. In America, black folks may face discrimination, but they are also subject to endless fascination. Young white kinds listening to rap and emulating that culture and adoring sports fans. everyone wants a peice of those people. To be white in Japan is to be treated differently and also be the object of fascination. It's a love/hate relationship. It may not be so bad, but like I said earlier, it gives just enough so one can draw further conclusions.

On the first day of my current career (7 years ago) 70 people stood-up and introduced themselves. It was fascinating how many poeple used an ethnic stereotype to describe themselves and detemine some of their behavior.

You can learn what it feels like not to be in the majority, but that's not necessarily the same as feeling oppression, racism, and mistreatment some minorities feel in some countries on a daily or even hourly basis.

I am not diminishing the experience, I learned a lot from my time as the only non-Japanese in my neighborhood, but I wouldn't compare it to the exoereince of beinga minority or foreigner in the UK or in the USA.

why haven't people like this been banned yet?

"Hate" needs to be banned too...

(also, i've seen many of these video's on side bar advertisements. do people really believe this guys junk is that big? if they're constantly holding the base its a fake cock)

They can only be banned when the mod comes online. :/

(Hey, they're just trying to keep the "black men are big" stereotype alive xD)

Let's not talk about it...just add him to ignore.

(i've only just become aware of that option)

but yeah, anyway, back on topic...

How serious is the yakuza situation in japan that Godwine mentioned? Is there honestly rampant gang activity? Or is there criminal activity that's not completely obvious and you just learn where not to go unless your looking for trouble?

Not rampant at all. You pretty much have to go looking for trouble to find it.

Okay so no different than most organized crime.

Could I assume the recreational drug scene is more or less the same as most other places?

No. recreational drugs are very illegal in Japan, and people are not public at all about drug use.

Every hear about Paul McCartney's trip to jail in Japan?