It’d be great if we could get more foreigners out of their honeymoon phase with this country and open their eyes and ears to his material.

Thanks for the interview, Joseph! I can never make his public appearances to chat with him.

In case you or anyone else reading is interested, I wrote a lengthy article recently about the word ‘Gaijin’ and the debate surrounding it as a racist term. Feel free to head over there and read some of the comments – they are very interesting!

http://gakuranman.com/the-gaijin-debate/

Keep up the good work!

I learnt a lot through doing this interview. Such as, don’t laugh right from the start. / don’t say stupid things like “no way”/ Make sure you have a decent place to do the interview / take your own lights / don’t use both analogue and digital cameras – synching them is a nightmare / be prepared to spend hours editing! I’ll talk about it more on The Daily Mumble.

I’ve always found it curious that the very people who he is trying to help are often times the ones who attack him. I hope he realizes that some people do appreciate what he is attempting to do on their behalf and that he keeps on with his activism.

Arudou Debito is back in an interview on the Japan Podshow. He talks about:
- The first few years of his life in Japan
- The Otaru Onsen Case
- The new Gaijin cards and associated human rights issues, and what you can do to stop their introduction
- F…