Japanese basketball player Monica Okoye reveals racial discrimination
Japanese basketball player オコエ桃仁花 Monica Okoye, whose mother is Japanese and whose father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent, plays for Denso Iris as well…
Racism
‘Japanese Week’ sees The Great British Bake Off labelled as racist by viewers
A heated discussion has erupted over last week’s episode of The Great British Bake Off. A number of complaints have been sent in to Ofcom…
Naomi Osaka called racist by racists after posting meme in response to COVID-19 cases
As a tennis superstar and now the highest paid sportswoman in the world, Naomi Osaka has recently been using her platform to raise awareness of…
Naomi Osaka Told to ‘Stay in Your Lane’ After Supporting Black Lives Matter
The May 25th murder of George Floyd sent shock waves throughout the United States and the international community. A video of his arrest depicted police…
Japanese mascot Chiitan condemns racism in wake of upheaval in America
Susaki city’s icon Chiitan is one of the most globally recognizable Japanese mascots going today, gaining fame for having an intense feud with British comedian…
Popular Japanese Actress Suzu Hirose Subjected to Racist Coronavirus Comments on Instagram
As reported by CNN and many other media sources, the outbreak of the coronavirus and the resulting fear of infection, often combined with misinformation about…
Japanese Comedian’s Blackface Met With Both Indignation and Indifference Online
During a popular year-end comedy show on national broadcaster Nippon Television, Masatoshi Hamada of the famous Japanese comic duo Downtown appeared in a brief segment…
Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief Admits To Using Japanese Pseudonym But Many Japanese Fans Don’t Mind
Japanese amecomi (American comics) fans woke up yesterday to news that C.B. Cebulski, Marvel’s newly appointed Editor-In-Chief, admitted to having used the pseudonym Akira Yoshida…
Girl’s Japanese Tea Party Called Racist, But Japanese Response Shines A Light On How Japan Views Cultural Appropriation
The very different filters with which Japan and other countries, particularly the United States, view topics of race and discrimination can be explained by a…