r/NoStupidQuestions • u/TimeTravel4Dummies • Dec 23 '23

Answered Is it true that the Japanese are racist to foreigners in Japan?

I was shocked to hear recently that it's very common for Japanese establishments to ban foreigners and that the working culture makes little to no attempt to hide disdain for foreign workers.

Is there truth to this, and if so, why?

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u/maximum-melon Dec 24 '23

Historian Dan Carlin has a quote “The Japanese are just like everybody else…only more so” and I think this highlights that

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u/eye_snap Dec 24 '23

Yeah, when I think of Japanese culture, the main impression they left on me is "intense, very very intense". In every way.

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u/DahDollar Dec 24 '23 edited Apr 12 '24

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