[bruceb]

3rd largest economy in the world.

Hosting the Olympics in 2020.

Their cultural icons Pokemon, Nintendo characters, etc are known around the world.

Very low crime rate.

Yeah total idiots those Japanese are.

[Tharkun]

They're not idiots by a long shot. But Japan is particularly racist. Living on an island and isolating yourself from the world for over a century will do that...

FYI: there are no laws that ban discrimination in Japan, for instance in the housing market. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

[aidenn0]

The article you posted directly contradicts the claim "there are no laws that ban discrimination in Japan" though it supports the prevalence of racism.