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Anonymous
Racism is the wrong word, as it applies to actual hatred of another race. Japanese do not hate other races per se (typically at least), but exclude them from their "insider's club," which happens to be only include Japanese people in their mind.
Typically Japanese feel this way because they believe foreigners do not understand their society, language, and manners. Therefore they don't want outsiders interrupting them from their "norm." Japanese is more than just a race to them, but a way of life.
On the defense of the Japanese however, If a foreigner can actually speak and read Japanese they will not be as excluded. Most "Japanese only" places such as a bar or night club have those signs simply because no employees understand any other language besides Japanese. That's understandable on a business point of view, although a little rude. Foreigners can typically get into those places if brought by a Japanese friend, or can actually speak the language.
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