They are increasingly seen more for their talents than their mixed bloodline. Furthermore, people with no blood linkage with Japan are staying permanently and assimilating into their communities. This has alienating effects. There are probably as many reasons as there are people. But another motivation is just practicality.
Many people reside here permanently, with stable incomes, families, even land.
Japan has economic and social conditions far better than most nations, even equal to or surpassing OECD countries. There are more reasons to stay than ever before. Admittedly, naturalization is still statistically low. He considers himself part of a new generation of non-Japanese, assimilating on their own terms. United for a multicultural Japan, All rights reserved.