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[quote=Anonymous]I've studied in Japan for several years in the late 2000's so my perspective may shed some light.  As several PPs mentioned, Japanese society is highly group oriented and there is a clear distinction of who is an insider and who is an outsider. This applies to numerous contexts, going as small as the family unit to classrooms to schools to companies, and of course ultimately to nationality. In fact the Japanese call foreigners as "gaijin" which literally translates to outside person. This is the cultural nexus for infamous Japanese imperialism the world witnessed during the world wars. Having said that, Japan has come a long way from imperialism and are now more accepting of outsiders. This is particularly true for millennials who want to break the mold and are starting to cause disruptions to traditional Japanese societal features that are frowned upon by western democracies such as chauvinism or absolute blind loyalty to an institution. However, this is not saying that Japanese people in general (especially the older generations, i.e., bombers and pre-bombers) openly accept  foreigners in their society, but the trend is definitely heading towards that direction.

For Osaka's case in particular, most likely than not, whatever news about how the maternal family treated her was probably true, but that was decades ago and definitely not reflective of how the younger Japanese feel towards foreigners nowadays. [/quote]

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