Ka-pi96 said:
Since nobody else has called you out for these lies yet... `Japan has no immigration policy` Lie! They do most certainly have an immigration policy, just like every other country in the world. Them not taking in refugees from the middle east (and why the fuck should they anyway?) doesn`t mean they haven`t got an immigration policy. In fact choosing to not take any in itself would be by definition part of an immigration policy. `Even when an outsider does become a citizen, they're restricted on many freedoms everyone else has` Proove it! Name these freedoms! `if your parents aren't of Japanese heritage - you're forbidden from running for any political position.` Lie! There aren`t many non-Japanese politicians, but they most certainly do exist. Take Martti Turunen for example. He was born in Finland with no Japanese heritage at all. Yet immigrated to Japan, acquired citizenship and not only ran for a political position but attained one too. `if you don't look Japanese, expect blatant racism on a daily basis` Lie! Having lived here for about 4 months now and neither personally experienced nor seen any racism of any kind I can easily say that that is a lie. |
- True. For no "immigration policy", I think it means a "no immigration" policy, and that's true. Not taking refugees is itself an immigration policy (of no immigration).
- False. No "freedom" restricted. Restrictions concern right to vote, and that's not a freedom but a citizen right. Some places could restrict access to foreigners, but they are very rare, and I'm not even sure it's legal.
- False, but... given the fact Japan does not really give a significant amount of citizenship to foreign born, it's pretty much true that you will hardly have one, and that will be something rare enough to get a wikipedia page.
- Mostly true, depending on how you define racism. The more you speak Japanese and get used to Japan, the more you understand you don't get the same service and consideration from Japanese. You will not get the same politness, a waitress will argue back to you even if she made a mistake, some salers will try to ignore you, they will look annoyed, the change will be given back to your Japanese wife rather than to you that opened the wallet and paid, a bank will refuse to make a visa card, etc. At work, a lot of people will never agree with what you say, irelevant to what you say and what your experience is. I've spent 5 years here, and I believe most foreigners here for a couple of years with any Japanese ability think just like me.
