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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 10-Nov-2025 11:06:17 JST Minoru Saba

"...if there is sufficient interaction with foreign residents, exclusionism tends to decline"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251107/p2a/00m/0na/043000c
🔸Fear of the "unknown" with "unknown" probably encompassing anyone beyond nodding acquaintances would fit the murahachibu (村八分), frog-in-well mentality.
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  Interview: What stirs exclusionary attitudes toward foreigners in Japan? - The Mainichi
  
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  While Japan has recently seen harsh views directed at foreigners, in the town of Oizumi in eastern Japan's Gunma Prefecture, about 20% of residents ar

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