Visible Minorities: On Naomi Osaka Heckling
At a recent tournament in Indian Wells, California, Japan tennis champion Naomi Osaka was heckled by some troll in the audience who shouted out “you suck!” while she was playing on court.
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Visible Minorities: Good Riddance to an Evil Man
Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, who died February 1, was an evil man. Any honest obituary would admit as such.
Visible Minorities: US Military Should Combat Japan’s Xenophobia
US Forces Japan has the duty to recognize that what they do affects Visible Minorities in Japan, whether it be inspiring bigots to slam shop doors in their faces, or giving more ammunition to reactionaries who seek to seal off Japan’s borders.
Visible Minorities: Human Rights Top Ten for 2021
Since 2008, I have always devoted my end-year columns to counting down the Top Ten human rights issues as they pertain to Non-Japanese residents of Japan. This year I’m moving this feature to the Shingetsu News Agency.
Visible Minorities: Japan’s Fast Breeder Reactor of Racism
Japan has a race problem. As I’ve catalogued for a quarter century, there are “Japanese Only” signs and rules on businesses nationwide. Refusing entry and service to all “foreigners” on sight, they exclude people who don’t “look Japanese.”
Visible Minorities: The Bright Side of Japan’s “Culture of No”
Surprise! Debito Arudou admires something about Japan! It’s time for a little “gaman” during the pandemic era.
Visible Minorities: The “Inconceivable” Racial Discrimination Law
Japan’s human rights reports to the United Nations are a case study in official dishonesty.
Visible Minorities: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postmortem
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are now past. This is a postmortem.
Visible Minorities: The Tokyo Olympics Trap
On the eve of the Tokyo Olympics, let’s talk about the mess, both its impact on our minorities and the International Olympic Committee’s responsibility for scamming Japan.
Visible Minorities: Gaijin Card Reader App Obliterates Privacy
Violations of the privacy rights of Japan’s foreign residents are routine, and the new Gaijin Card reader app could make things much worse.
