The response to the letter about discrimination in Japan

Racial discrimination is seen everywhere in Japan from old days of Japanese society, though it varies what groups are discriminated against depending on the customs and histories in each region.


As for the article “Ebb and flow of discrimination” written by Mike Dewood, he suggests that it is sure that the discrimination is seen in Japan, but it depends where we live. Also, he tries to persuade us by explaining his own experiences in Nagasaki; how he was treated by 0thers, or Japanese people, in Nagasaki.

However, there are no specific details about his article. The article says “I have had kids throw rocks at me, two seniors spit in my face, and a note left in my mailbox that read ‘foreigner go home.’” It seems like a absolute discrimination, but he does not explain the details of these happenings; when and where, and why in what situation. It is not persuasive enough for us to believe that they are true through just reading this article. I have never heard that such discrimination happens here in Japan. When did he go through these painful discriminations by Japanese people? I do not think that those direct and brutal discriminations are so common in modern Japanese society, though some kinds of them still exist to some extent. Also, the article says “it (discrimination) is quite prevalent over here” at the last sentence of this article. However, is it true? If so, how can this writer prove that? I have never heard that.