Japanese Kids Think About Helping Foreigners
January 7, 2008 | by James | Filed Under Discrimination, Foreigners in Japan |
A short news clip from TokyoMX about Japanese schoolchildren learning about difficulties foreigners face in Japan:
Click to viewThe blog Zero, where I found this video link, has already posted an excellent translation of the key points of the video.
Here is the translation of what the foreigners say:
A Chinese woman: People sometimes look down on me saying, you are Chinese, I am Japanese.
An Argentine man: When I disagree with Japanese, some Japanese say, you are an Argentine, so you don’t understand.
And solutions the children present after a brainstorming session:
Kid 1: We should set up schools to teach different customs, culture.
Kid 2: We should not discriminate if we don’t want to be discriminated when we go abroad.