#11530 | posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 8 months ago on Hafu | the mixed-race experience in Japan

I have heard both good and bad experiences about this. In Tokyo, people are not surprised to see mixed race or foreign people anymore. But in schools where bullying is not controlled (everyone gets bullied for a limited time, but it stays with some), being a half is the "reason". My kids are halves, too, so I am watching the situation closely. In countryside, people might get confused at first sight. But you can get really close to them since you can talk good Japanese. My elder daughter was born in countryside where she has so many uncles and aunties send presents from. My nephew is foreign, and is in the soccer team of his primary school (Northern Ibaraki). He is quite liked and his brother and sister are fine.