To be Japanese means you must have a Japanese name and exclusively Japanese blood. Everyone else is a gaijin (foreign person) and can never be Japanese.
Tag Archives | Gaijin
The ins and outs of being Japanese
In Japan, there’s a big difference between how you treat people within your inner circle of family and friends ‘Uchi’ and how you treat other people outside that circle ‘Soto’.
20 Signs That Show You’ve Been In Japan Too Long
A tongue in cheek look at some of the traits foreigners possess after living in Japan for a while…
Ayumi Hamasaki Marries A Gaijin
It was officially announced that the queen of J-Pop, Ayumi Hamasaki has married a foreign model from Austria.
In Your Words: Half or Double?
People with mixed Japanese and foreign blood lay their thoughts down on how they would like to be viewed by Japanese society.
TokyoFran’s Blog: The Police And Chicken Hearts
Me and two of my flat mates decided to go out and have some lunch together at a yakitori place. Apparently it’s a famous one and was pretty cheap! My American friend just ordered a load of stuff for all of us to [...]