(identity 'myron)

Sat, 01 Nov 2003

Japan and its Gaijin [/Japan]

I've stumbled on a veritable bonanza of essays and articles on living in Japan as a gaijin here, the personal website of an American who actually became a citizen of Japan and gave up his American citizenship.

So far, digging through the hundreds of bits and pieces he's written, a lot of it confirms things I've observed. Everything from issues of nationality and discrimination to a hilarious parable of American and Japanese corporate culture which really hits the nail right on the head.

This stuff is likely not as interesting to you as it is to me, but there's some great writing in there if you really dig through it. The man seems to be an admirable activist fighting for social justice and equality, especially relating to the treatment of foreigners here. And he's in it for the long haul too--there's no returning home now that he's given up his American citizenship.

In other news, I've discovered my local supermarket carries ready-made beef tataki (raw beef slices, seared at the edges). So far it's the one thing I like even more than sashimi. Better keep that health insurance card ready, eh? :P

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