Stranger in Tokyo

August 4, 2005

The size of Japan’s workforce is expected to peak — and start falling — within the next 2 years. But many it’s not easy being gaijin in Japan.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/08/04/PM200508043.html

Suspicious minds

Japan is hoping to boost foreign investment and tourism by promoting the country as a land of hospitality. However, institutional racism and the media’s tendency to blame foreigners for rising crime means many visitors find themselves less than welcome.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,1166528,00.html

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