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October 5, 2004
Japanese struggle with immigration vs. growth
But any changes may come a shock to a nation where registered foreigners make up just over 1% of its population.
Yoko Nakamura, a 52-year-old woman in Tokyo, said that living in Europe and Australia had shown her the advantages of Japan's uniformity.
"Everyone has the same hair colour and the same eye colour. You feel maybe the guy next to you is feeling the same way, so it's a good feeling to be homogenous," she said.
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Posted by thdyck on October 5, 2004
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