A restaurant in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, near the heart of its Korea Town, proudly says it won’t serve Korean or Chinese customers. Is that against Japanese law?
A Black Japanese student said he just wanted to honor his roots with his hairstyle. He ended up not participating in his own graduation.
“Neither the Moomin Characters brand in their home country nor in Japan will tolerate discrimination of any kind. This was a lack of knowledge on our part. I deeply apologize for any discomfort we have caused our fans.”
News Show “Sukkiri” caught flak on social media after airing a discriminatory joke towards the Ainu people.
Why is Cyberpunk 2077 so over-the-top in its portrayal of Japanese culture? A look at the historical roots of the genre’s Japan paranoia.
Japanese cosmetics firm DHC’s attack was directed at rival Suntory – a company long detested by Japan’s right-wing racists.
How does the perception of Whiteness in Japan impact mixed-race Japanese? Two members of the Japanese diaspora give us their perspectives.
Naomi Osaka’s masks memorializing murdered Black Americans have made some of her sponsors uneasy – but have also sparked valuable discussions about race in Japan.
How Japan went from a paternalistic relationship with the US after WWII to a co-dependent one that reified whiteness.
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