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themaninthedark on March 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Japan's Universities Are Failing

Hmm, so if Japan was to accept a bunch of Muslim refugees from Syria but ban the women from wearing hijabs would you call that racist?

Japan wants people living in Japan over the long term to adopt Japanese value and mannerisms.

They value this because they want a harmonious society.

flamedoge on March 4, 2017 [–]

Is it not at all conceivable that "people living in Japan over the long term to adopt Japanese value and mannerisms." might actually exist? We're picking extremes here, I am sure real data will reveal better picture.

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