tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post112116515186818653..comments2023-07-22T23:33:58.038+09:00Comments on EFL in Japan: Japan failing to address racism says a UN investigator5330http://www.blogger.com/profile/11752690938113124517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post-1121240514505244402005-07-13T16:41:00.000+09:002005-07-13T16:41:00.000+09:00I agree that many Japanese people are not aware of...I agree that many Japanese people are not aware of the sensitivity of racial issues. That said, though, I think it passing strange that in the multi-racial country that Japan is there is this level of insensitivity. I was diappointed at first that most of Diene's comments were directed at domestic discrimination against other Japanese or long-term residents. I was hoping for more on racism against other nationalities. Now I think that he was right in focusing on Japanese injustice to other Japanese. If there isn't that kind of awareness, then it isn't likely that other forms of discrimination will be addressed. In fact he probably didn't go far enough, because he didn't address gender or age discrimination at all.5330https://www.blogger.com/profile/11752690938113124517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396360.post-1121196818813520092005-07-13T04:33:00.000+09:002005-07-13T04:33:00.000+09:00I think it is true that most Japanese don't know h...I think it is true that most Japanese don't know how sensitive these issues are in other countries. Japanese know it is a bad thing, but they tend to get satisfied if they feel they are not intentionally doing it (even if they are unintentionally doing it, sadly), but other people expect more which is understandable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com