Posted in: Singer Hikaru Utada opens a discussion on racism on Japanese Twitter See in context
On a lighter note, At first glance, I thought she had some really hairy under arms, LOL.
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Posted in: Daughter of former SMAP star Takuya Kimura becomes a model in Japan See in context
Best of luck to her, she didn't pick her parents.
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Posted in: Japanese companies confront reality of racial harassment See in context
Being born to an Okinawan mother and Caucasian father, I am your typical "hafu" here in Okinawa. My father insisted that we were to be raised speaking Japanese and English. With that being said, I pull more Caucasian than I do Okinawan, but am fluent in both languages. Occasionally I'll run into a Japanese person that says. "oh you speak great Japanese." I'll smile and say, "thank you, so do you." I'm not saying that there is not any racism here in Japan, but I think a lot of people are just too sensitive sometimes. You will come across rotten apples anywhere you go. Just my 2 yen..............
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Posted in: Serena Williams fined $17,000 after U.S. Open final outburst See in context
Congratulations Naomi-san!
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Asp must know that there will be a change coming… Indeed, he knows Trump is headed to jail...
Posted in: Trump meets former Japanese PM Aso; criticizes strong dollar against yen
The Japanese are the Kings of stupid excuses. I also remember when they tried to ban US beef on the…
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