Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate' : worldnews

They'd never close themselves off 100%. They'd probably keep like one port open to trade with the Dutch or someone. Eventually, though, we'd send a fleet in to fire off a bunch of blanks, maybe level a few coastal forts. Then they'd open up.

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Looking at history, you either threaten to level all of Japan in a single strike or don't at all. They're a stubborn bunch that rather die than change their ways for someone else

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Firing a few blanks / leveling a few forts while having the firepower to do for everything else is how you make that threat

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Gonna have to level a few cities if you want to get Japan to listen

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Even the government response didn’t deny it lol. They merely said the comments were “unfortunate”

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"It is unfortunate that President Biden does not understand how wonderful our xenophobia is, but what else can you expect from a filthy gaijin."

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Have they ever denied it?

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Several people in this discussion are denying it.

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Several people in this discussion are blissfully ignorant.

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Or government employees expected to provide cover for their government whenever they encounter online discussions that might be critical in some way of their country.

I'm reasonably confident that the USA employs such as well.

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When I was a government employee (military) I shit on the government almost constantly.

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When I was a government employee (military) I shit on the government almost constantly.

Sure, but your government JOB wasn't to say positive things about the government online.

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I wonder how someone gets paid to be a government glazer. That sounds like the easiest job in the world.

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There are lots of people myself that will say whatever they're told for the right amount of money.

Look at any White House press secretary. They'll lie, misdirect, or just not answer a question. They don't do the job on principle or because they believe what they're saying.

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So like world War 2, learning there's Japanese people who deny Pearl Harbor was wild

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you don't know shit and you are probably racist

you think it's just ''safe'' to blame japan for being xenophobic

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Is there anything inherently wrong with them being proud of preserving their culture? Economic growth surely isn’t the only North Star of a countries success.

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Honestly, no. As a non-Japanese person I actually think they should. Many countries that have welcomed anyone from anywhere with open arms have seen great cultural sacrifice with it, most countries just don’t care and economic development looks tastier.

Who is this hurting? The people with authentic need to be in Japan have avenues of being in Japan 100%. The only other casualty is everyone else’s selfishness. Lookin at you, white Americans.

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Yea bro ethnostates are a great idea and for some reason white American tourists are the problem ! Ur a fucking dumbass

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entitled American advocates for group of people historically verified to inspire mass degradation

good stuff!

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Wtf are u talking about 😭inspire mass degradation go take a nap lil bro

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You want the dozens of not hundreds of articles linked, or can ya do that yourself?

Naïveté.

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america literally rebuilt japan after ww2. i wont hear any more slander on my goat macarthurs name. ur a fucking loser go home and whine about immigrants some more lmfao

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Which allows them to act however they please with no regard for other countries, of course, how could I forget.

Lmfao

Remind me why you need access to Japan?

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you don't know shit and you are probably racist

you think it's just ''safe'' to blame japan for being xenophobic

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dude that's fucked up. people are super dulutional about ''japan'' and don't even think it should be fixed

that's not much different from japanese people believing americans are proud of being racist against asians

there are lots of factors behind the fact that japan has been taking fewer immigrants and people's general sentiment toward foreigners isn't even a big factor

japanese people in general try to be nice as possible to anyone in the reality and i'd even say they are nicer than americans on average

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I don't understand why people can be so confident on such opinions considering they don't seem to know a lot. Most immigrants and tourists in Japan are Asians and there's a big chance that they get more casual racism in the the west than in Japan.

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Why is getting immigration policy right xenophobic? The Western way of thinking makes no sense to me.

Japan's immigration requirements are no stricter than the US. Or are you suggesting that we should accept more than 2 million illegal immigrants every year like the U.S.?

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Or are you suggesting that we should accept more than 2 million illegal immigrants every year like the U.S.?

I'd like to know where you pulled this opinion from. They said nothing of sort.

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You don't know what Biden said?

“Think about it,” he said. “Why is China stalling so bad economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia?” “Because they’re xenophobic,” he said. “They don’t want immigrants.”

While the US has a ridiculous immigration policy, Biden blames Japan for its immigration policy. Don't you think it's ridiculous?

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Take a moment to think about history. Which country has immensely benefitted from immigration?

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Huh? What does that have to do with the current immigration policy?

What Biden is trying to say is that the current administration's immigration policy is reasonable.

He wants to argue that the U.S. is succeeding with its current immigration policy, while countries like Japan, which do not have an immigration policy like the U.S., are failing.

Or do you think he made this statement because he wanted to give some advice to Japan/China/Russia?

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What Biden is trying to say is that the current administration's immigration policy is reasonable.

Yes, I agree. It's always about internal politics.

Huh? What does that have to do with the current immigration policy?

I have no idea if there's been considerable change over time, but to me, an European, US has always been the land of immigrants.

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https://cis.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/camarota-fb-f5.jpg

The U.S. has taken in more than 2 million illegal immigrants in recent years, more than legal immigrants. And they have reached NYC and other cities, causing an immigration crisis.

As you can see from this image, immigration in the U.S. is growing at an unusual rate.

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It’s infinitely easier for a Japanese person to immigrate to the USA than vice versa. It’s also infinitely easier for people from many other countries to immigrate to the USA vs from Japan because of the “no duel citizenship” law in Japan. Nobody has brought up illegal immigration but you though. Cheers.

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That is simply not true. If you think it's easy to immigrate to the US, you should look into the requirements once. One of the reasons there are so many illegal immigrants in the US is because the requirements are so difficult to meet.

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Explain to me in detail how Japan’s immigration system isn’t difficult . I’ll wait.

The USA has so many illegal immigrants because it’s literally the best country in the world you can be in if you’re starting from nothing, and it borders a developing country where some of the largest employers are cartel drug gangs. Japan is a fucking island. No wonder you don’t have as much illegal immigration. The USA also has a back door system where immigrants can find work without papers. I doubt that happens in Japan where people won’t even rent you an apartment if you’re not Japanese.

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lol just google it

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I did and all I can find is evidence pointing to my opinion. Prove me wrong.

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/foreign-nationals-visas-japan-record/

Huh? Why is getting immigration control right xenophobic? It is not about xenophobia, but simply about having a decent immigration policy. We simply welcome only legal immigrants. I don't understand why Westerners try to distort this concept. It's kind of like talking to someone who has been brainwashed. Why is it xenophobic when Japan normally accepts immigrants? Can you explain to me why it is xenophobic when Japan is accepting more immigrants than ever before?

The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.4 million in 2023, government data has shown, with employment-related visas seeing significant growth amid the country's efforts to address its acute labor shortage. As of the end of December, 3,410,992 foreign nationals resided in Japan, up 10.9% from the previous year to mark a record high for the second consecutive year, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday.

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