Japan and its ethnicities
The main ethnicities of Japan are: Japanese (98.5%), Korean (0.5%), Chinese (0.4%), and Ainu. Nearly all citizens live in urban areas, mainly Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The Ainu are a group of people who inhabited Japan before ethnic Japanese. Koreans and Chinese making a small amount of the population also makes sense as they are two nearby countries.
Due to the overwhelming amount of Japanese in Japan, this is a nation state. Almost all ethnic Japanese live in Japan and almost it's entire population are Japanese.
However, the majority of Japanese citizens did not make for a perfect society as there is some ethnic conflict. First of all, there have been schooling bias against the few native Koreans. Under Japanese laws, another ethnicity can make their own schools, but the government does not count them towards national schools. Many Koreans have been outraged at the lack of an opportunity to receive further education just because they graduated from a Korean school.
While this isn’t a specific issue, the Japanese are really bad at accepting foreigners as a whole. Many Japanese are inherently biased against foreigners and many public facilities or housing are only able to be enjoyed by Japanese. Many children who are not 100% Japanese often face bullying and unacceptance from peers.
Due to the overwhelming amount of Japanese in Japan, this is a nation state. Almost all ethnic Japanese live in Japan and almost it's entire population are Japanese.
However, the majority of Japanese citizens did not make for a perfect society as there is some ethnic conflict. First of all, there have been schooling bias against the few native Koreans. Under Japanese laws, another ethnicity can make their own schools, but the government does not count them towards national schools. Many Koreans have been outraged at the lack of an opportunity to receive further education just because they graduated from a Korean school.
While this isn’t a specific issue, the Japanese are really bad at accepting foreigners as a whole. Many Japanese are inherently biased against foreigners and many public facilities or housing are only able to be enjoyed by Japanese. Many children who are not 100% Japanese often face bullying and unacceptance from peers.