Comments on: Strict Japanese immigration policy http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/strict-japanese-immigration-policy/ I am a Japanese female who was born and grew up in Japan, and then traveled in Europe for two months and in Asia for a month before staying in the U.S. for a year. I visited major cities in the U.S. Now I live in Japan. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ismail http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/strict-japanese-immigration-policy/#comment-239 Ismail Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:38:45 +0000 http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-239 I disagree, I'm half native american, my mother is full native american. And my father is from a colonial french heritage. And while native americans were discriminated against once before, that phenomena doesn't exist anymore. In fact many white americans try to claim being part native american even if its only a very distant relation, because its a point of pride today. And european americans descended from colonists don't look at themselves as being immigrants, because they have been here so long they feel native. Instead they look down on other europeans who came later such as the irish, and so on. While it is a land of immigrants, it seems that people here feel whoever was here first has the strongest claim. I disagree, I’m half native american, my mother is full native american. And my father is from a colonial french heritage. And while native americans were discriminated against once before, that phenomena doesn’t exist anymore. In fact many white americans try to claim being part native american even if its only a very distant relation, because its a point of pride today. And european americans descended from colonists don’t look at themselves as being immigrants, because they have been here so long they feel native. Instead they look down on other europeans who came later such as the irish, and so on. While it is a land of immigrants, it seems that people here feel whoever was here first has the strongest claim.

]]> By: LostSoul http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/strict-japanese-immigration-policy/#comment-121 LostSoul Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:28:28 +0000 http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-121 thank you for your answer. in my eyes, the ainu are like the native american indians ,almost wiped out from the history and still discriminated in this "free" democracies (usa + japan). don`t get me wrong,i`m not against japan or usa in anyway,i`m just pointing out something. (japan & usa still discriminate their own citizens of another ethnic group , what cand you say when they discriminate strangers? ) best regards ! thank you for your answer.
in my eyes, the ainu are like the native american indians ,almost wiped out from the history and still discriminated in this “free” democracies (usa + japan).
don`t get me wrong,i`m not against japan or usa in anyway,i`m just pointing out something.
(japan & usa still discriminate their own citizens of another ethnic group , what cand you say when they discriminate strangers? )
best regards !

]]> By: japaneseview http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/strict-japanese-immigration-policy/#comment-120 japaneseview Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:38:15 +0000 http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-120 Hi LostSoul The Ainu population is about 1 % in Japan and the Ainu people live in Hokkaido. Their Ancestors came to Japan in ancient times. The Ainu people are native Japanese as well as Yamato people. Perhaps if you live in the area where the Ainu people reside, you might feel some discrimination against the Ainu people among the local people. But most Japanese think that the Ainu people are just a cultural minority living in Hokkaido and would imagine a Ski resort in Hokkaido when talking of the Ainu people. When you see Japanese history, you will find discrimination against the Ainu people. However, today they are like Okinawa people to many Japanese –- a little exotic. Okinawa has a lot of unique culture because it was an independent kingdom before it became a part of Japan. It is said that the Ainu people have kept their unique culture while other people all have mixed and have become Yamato people, but it is just hypothesis and nobody knows the exact truth of the Ainu people’s origin. Hi LostSoul

The Ainu population is about 1 % in Japan and the Ainu people live in Hokkaido. Their Ancestors came to Japan in ancient times. The Ainu people are native Japanese as well as Yamato people. Perhaps if you live in the area where the Ainu people reside, you might feel some discrimination against the Ainu people among the local people. But most Japanese think that the Ainu people are just a cultural minority living in Hokkaido and would imagine a Ski resort in Hokkaido when talking of the Ainu people. When you see Japanese history, you will find discrimination against the Ainu people. However, today they are like Okinawa people to many Japanese –- a little exotic. Okinawa has a lot of unique culture because it was an independent kingdom before it became a part of Japan. It is said that the Ainu people have kept their unique culture while other people all have mixed and have become Yamato people, but it is just hypothesis and nobody knows the exact truth of the Ainu people’s origin.

]]> By: LostSoul http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/strict-japanese-immigration-policy/#comment-116 LostSoul Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:16:09 +0000 http://japaneseview.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-116 what about discrimination against ainu ? they are the rightfully "natives" in northern parts of japan, not the yamato people what about discrimination against ainu ? they are the rightfully “natives” in northern parts of japan, not the yamato people

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