[emodendroket]

Is that the only thing that's different about Tokyo and Paris? Beijing is over 95% Han Chinese and yet I don't think things look as harmonious.

On another note, I think Japan ends up with kind of a distorted picture since so much of the crime is associated with organized criminal groups with ties to legitimate business and government operating with a degree of openness that I think would surprise most Western observers. Dubro's Yakuza book is a great primer on the topic.

[bluthru]

>Is that the only thing that's different about Tokyo and Paris?

I'm not claiming that. I am claiming that multiculturalism plays a role, which many people refuse to acknowledge.

[emodendroket]

I don't think the role is as significant as you are claiming.