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I've got a question! This might need a little explanation tho:
how do the Japanese people typically "treat" African Americans?
I know each person is different and that each person is going to be kind or rude depending on their personalities but as a whole, how would anyone say the Japanese view black or colored people? Me and my African American bestie wanna go to Japan together one day (so excited 
) and while she hasn't thought about this, I've been giving it some thought and am honestly a bit worried. 
I don't want to go if they'll be mean or racist to her. Thanks for any and all answers! 
I've got a question! This might need a little explanation tho:
how do the Japanese people typically "treat" African Americans?
I know each person is different and that each person is going to be kind or rude depending on their personalities but as a whole, how would anyone say the Japanese view black or colored people? Me and my African American bestie wanna go to Japan together one day (so excited) and while she hasn't thought about this, I've been giving it some thought and am honestly a bit worried. I don't want to go if they'll be mean or racist to her. Thanks for any and all answers!
From what I've seen in Japan black people are treated just like any other foreigner. A lot of things online like portraying Japan as racist against anyone who's not Japanese but I've seen overall very little evidence of this. A lot of Japanese like foreigners, and foreigners as a whole are basically just one group to a lot of Japanese, regardless of skin color.
If you're interested, there actually was a black samurai in Japan named Yasuke several hundred years ago!
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