Recently Japan’s foreign minister was quoted as saying “yellow faces” are better for diplomacy.
This particular minister had also said things such as building Japan for “rich jews” to live in, he was also one that tried to justify Japan’s war actions in Korea.
More radical are the comments from the Mayor of Tokyo Mr. Ishihara, widely recognized as racist, who called Chinese as living like animals, called women who have lost their reproductive function as useless and also said that Chinese have criminality in their genes.
This type of thing simply promotes xenophobia and isolates Japan.
My Japanese friends don’t agree with them, the interest in Japanese culture is there and pervasive so why are these people in power? Why are they allowed to be in power?
March 26th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Japanese Politicians are insensitive
Japanese politicans are well known for being insensitive and it’s no big surprise that countries around Asia are annoyed by their behaviour, unfortunately there is no vote from foreigners even if their actions affect other Nations. The Japanese …