Random Japanese Signs

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.

Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.

[Taro Toporific]

As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.

Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.

Mrs. Taro* was very annoyed that I observed that hafu/ハーフ Japanese† tennis star, Naomi Osaka, would be ONLY be considered "black" if she was driving in my family's hometown, Chicago.

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wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka

*Much to her annoyance, Mrs. Taro is always
mistaken for Italian-American or Mexican-American
in the States depending on the neighborhood.

† Although the Japanese press does not admit it,
Naomi Osaka is a full-time resident of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, not Japan.

[kurogane]

As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.

Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.

To be fair, if you're white there's not enough to matter unless you're a schizoid Japan V/Blogger, white people don't like being an ethnic minority (nor do Jpn), and if you're not white it might matter but whitey don't care, and you're probably tough enough to get on with it regardless, unless you're one of the designated pantywetters at BlackintokyoDotcom.
I can't remember anymore how the law works: from memory, discrimination is illegal but racial/ethnic discrimination is a blind spot, statistically insignificant at any rate, and non-Jpn don't enjoy constitutional protections anyways, which renders the race issue mostly moot, unless you want to focus on that all important 0.06% that aren't much discriminated against anyways unless they're planning to enter a beauty pageant and use their sob stories as leverage.

Taro,
I seem to remember that Naomi is Japanese because she's not good enough to play as a Merkin that would get marketing contracts, she speaks Japanese worse than Take, and all young players from everywhere live in Fort Lauderdale, as does Kei Nishikori, I thinks. But she is as Japanese as deep fried baked beans on poutine, to be sure. She looks kinda snacky in the photo you posted though; she's pretty Yougly in her Wiki photo.

[wagyl]

white people don't like being an ethnic minority

Colonial Africa, colonial South East Asia, the Raj, colonial Caribbean and Latin America, the Southern United States, and often for significant periods post-colonially -- in fact, practically every non-Settler Colony -- would beg to differ.

[kurogane]

Fair enough.
(insert previous phrase) unless they have all the guns and butter...............

Good Monty Python level quibbling though.

[wagyl]

I think it is important to recognise that this has nothing to do with numbers, and everything to do with power.

And I think it is important for those who claim victim status to recognise this too. I suspect that some of the smart ones do, and they emphasise the numbers issue for strategic advantage.

Calling themselves a minority obscures the issue. But then again, it might not be so popular as a rallying call to call themselves an underclass.

[kurogane]

I had a sneaky feeling we agreed Nice point about power over numbers, and I was referring to Japan and not the global situation. There might be a minority white underclass somewhere, but I have never seen or heard anybody in Japan claim Racism! or Discriminication! that didn't earn their rice balls by playing the other side of their ethnic coin, and that includes the Hokkaido Fat Man and that idiotic Youtuber Ry@nBrainless.
I also fully recognise that there is a problem in accommodation and apparently gym memberships and such, having been at the butt end of the first one numerous times, but again, at a statistical level.........not so much, and not for many. Which highlights the silliness of the shrill cries about Racism!!! in Japan when we are discussing white people.

[matsuki]

As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.

Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.

Mrs. Taro* was very annoyed that I observed that hafu/ハーフ Japanese† tennis star, Naomi Osaka, would be ONLY be considered "black" if she was driving in my family's hometown, Chicago.

osaka.jpg

wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka

*Much to her annoyance, Mrs. Taro is always
mistaken for Italian-American or Mexican-American
in the States depending on the neighborhood.

† Although the Japanese press does not admit it,
Naomi Osaka is a full-time resident of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, not Japan.

She seems to consider herself black?

MELBOURNE – When Naomi Osaka, an 18-year-old rising star in women’s tennis, won her final qualifying match on Saturday at the Australian Open, a swarm of Japanese fans followed her off the court.

As they lined up for her autographs and posed for pictures, there was one thing missing: Noise. No talking, no questions being asked, just complete silence. That’s because Osaka, who was born in Japan but raised in the United States, speaks barely any Japanese.

And she could be the next great superstar in Japanese tennis.

“I can understand way more Japanese than I can speak,” Osaka tells USA TODAY Sports in an interview. “And when I go to Japan people are confused. From my name, they don’t expect to see a black girl.”

Osaka is half black and half Japanese. She’s the daughter of a Japanese mother and Haitian father. When Naomi was three, her family moved to New York to be close to her dad’s family.

When she began to develop into a top-rate tennis player a few years ago, her father, Leonard Francois, chose the Japanese Tennis Association over the United States Tennis Association because of Naomi’s dual passport. She’s played under the Japanese flag ever since.

...and more confused that for a woman representing Japan, the only thing she can say back in Japanese is Pokemon phrases?

I had a sneaky feeling we agreed Nice point about power over numbers, and I was referring to Japan and not the global situation. There might be a minority white underclass somewhere, but I have never seen or heard anybody in Japan claim Racism! or Discriminication! that didn't earn their rice balls by playing the other side of their ethnic coin, and that includes the Hokkaido Fat Man and that idiotic Youtuber Ry@nBrainless.
I also fully recognise that there is a problem in accommodation and apparently gym memberships and such, having been at the butt end of the first one numerous times, but again, at a statistical level.........not so much, and not for many. Which highlights the silliness of the shrill cries about Racism!!! in Japan when we are discussing white people.

Racism is disgusting no matter who it's directed against or where it takes place...most of us FG who have ever been apartment hunting in Japan have been a victim of "sorry, not Japanese, can't rent here" you mention (never heard about gym membership denial, care to link?) but is that really race-based? Discrimination for sure but would the fudoyasan/oyasan still refuse to rent to you if you produced a J-passport? Anyhow, being a minority that isn't considered a "subclass" has its advantages...

[Taro Toporific]

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via @tokyoscum

[Mike Oxlong]

[kurogane]

I wonder what flavours they will have available at their shampoo tastings?

[Samurai_Jerk]

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[Taro Toporific]

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Step right up into the Cyunt Booth please.
Get Cyuntified.
via korona.co.jp

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[Taro Toporific]

Rental car sticker:
Please excuse---Alien driver.

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via @ShootOsaka

[yanpa]

Mattezu! Le link du Twitter, c'est Furancesu-go.

[Takechanpoo]

its a humorous irony toward gaijins coz you fellows, especially white ones, are plausibly nagging about trivial "racism" things here.

[kurogane]

That's probably a good idea, and might even apply some much needed Gai-atsu: it lets people know there are drivers that actually know how to drive and don't feel the need to imitate brain damaged circus chimps when behind the wheel.

Unless they're Chineez..........

[Yokohammer]

It does say "外国の方" rather than "外人", so at least an attempt was made to be polite. But it's still a really stupid idea.

Why not just give them a beginner badge since they're new to driving in Japan? Same effect without the discrimination.

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Some people (er ... make that "groups") really have no idea how to get along.

[kurogane]

You have a point, especially given that most such won't be First Worlders. Still, I like my idea. Japanese must be the sloppiest drivers in the First World. What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Drives me nuts.

[Wage Slave]

You have a point, especially given that most such won't be First Worlders. Still, I like my idea. Japanese must be the sloppiest drivers in the First World. What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Drives me nuts.

Saves fuel. Just penny pinching I think. I have no problem adapting to that particular habit. The thing they do round here that is just terrible is cutting the corner when turning right even when the corner is completely blind. really sloppy and stupid. And the shocked "What the fuck are you doing here!" expression on their face as they find themselves in a near head on collision on the wrong side of the road is really moronic.

[matsuki]

You have a point, especially given that most such won't be First Worlders. Still, I like my idea. Japanese must be the sloppiest drivers in the First World. What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Drives me nuts.

Usually it seems like they're the most oblivious but every once in awhile.... Last night I had some asshole in a benz pull over, blocking traffic...then when I finally have a chance to go around him, without signalling, suddenly he's moving again and trying to muscle me out of his way. The one advantage when driving a vehicle with one wheel in the crusher is to never lose a game of chicken.

[kurogane]

Yes to all that.

What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?

Saves fuel. Just penny pinching I think.

I bet you we are talking less than 1 yen per litre, but yeah, that was my guess.

And the shocked "What the fuck are you doing here!" expression on their face...

Now I think that is related to the fear of braking: the presence of others on the road always seems a cause of frustrated bewilderment, especially when they are nuisances like pedestrians crossing with the light at the zebra crossing. It's one of the few things that reminds just how Asian they really are...........which can be sort of fun, and they are quite a bit better than in Hong Kong or Thailand, IME.
If they didn't delude themselves by thinking they're good at driving I actually might not mind.
Plus I am in Okinawa, so the lack of skill and attention is multiplied by 100 times to the Nth and doubled by the lateness of the hour and how late they are to pick up their kids or attend some extended family event. Which would all be very cute if they didn't drive like gibbons checking the trees for ripe bananas.
The other one is fucking taxi drivers blocking my path when I step out to cross the street. If I want a taxi I'll fucking hail one you cunts.

[Takechanpoo]

j-society values the short-range reasonableness rather than the long-range one in driving, working and everything. or it values the short-range one so too much that hurts the long-range or the overall reasonableness. in j-society the point of the overall view from meta level is so weak. its not good at grasping things in relation of the overall. its simply stupid as shit. its unfortunate that i have to admit that shit, yea. and its the reason why the people here extraordinarily hurrys each other up about trivial tiny things just in front of their eyes in not only driving but also everything.

[Mike Oxlong]

Plus I am in Okinawa...
The other one is fucking taxi drivers blocking my path when I step out to cross the street. If I want a taxi I'll fucking hail one you cunts.

They flash pedestrians with high beams when driving toward you, and give you a blast of the air horn when they approach from behind. Cunts hardly seems strong enough.

[matsuki]

Yes to all that.

What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?

Saves fuel. Just penny pinching I think.

I bet you we are talking less than 1 yen per litre, but yeah, that was my guess.

Like the Chinese drivers who won't us AC (even on the highways) and shift from 1st to 3rd to 5th at stall level speeds...despite it being proven that the imagined savings are actually reductions in fuel economy. I'm still more annoyed by the oblivious baba/assholes who drive around Tokyo with their high beams on. I see that shit almost every fucking night.

[Coligny]

Want to save fuel ?

Then fucking Walk or stay home...

The "saving / economy" prima donna excuse is most of the time no better than the "jeebus told me"(to burn everything) wankfest.

[Russell]

I'm still more annoyed by the oblivious baba/assholes who drive around Tokyo with their high beams on. I see that shit almost every fucking night.

Those high beams are something that the coppers recommend (behind paywall now). It will only get worse from now on...

[Coligny]

I'm still more annoyed by the oblivious baba/assholes who drive around Tokyo with their high beams on. I see that shit almost every fucking night.

Those high beams are something that the coppers recommend (behind paywall now). It will only get worse from now on...

What are you aiming for ? The most awkwarderest link quote ever ?

Fuck... still not upgraded my highbeams to HID. Despite having to parts for 3 years...

[Takechanpoo]

if your head lights are not high beam, its even illegal in principal.
https://lmedia.jp/2015/05/16/64114/

[Coligny]

if your head lights are not high beam, its even illegal in principal.
https://lmedia.jp/2015/05/16/64114/

Shutup Takarambe. When I want to check on the legality of a modification I go to the local koban or the police driving test center not to a fucking lawyer.
Including the countless things that will make your car fail the shiaken inspection while they are allowed for daily driving.