In a letter published Feb. 26, "Racism in Investment," Shigeo Yuge stated, "if one peels away all the furor and arguments about Japanese trade and investment, one will find racism at the core." As a white American who lived in Japan more than six years and worked at Japanese schools or companies during that time, I would like to make two comments regarding that assertion.
First, Japan is no stranger to the ranks of racist nations. The remarks by the former Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone concerning his belief that blacks and Latinos in the United States possess substandard intellects is but one example of racism in Japan.
