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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by BirdieNZ on Friday July 11, 2025 @04:58PM (#44536729)
Being East Asian doesn't make you blend in (visually). Japanese people look different to Korean and Chinese people.
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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by decimalenough on Friday July 11, 2025 @05:39PM (#44537014)
The three are a Venn diagram with much more overlap than any of the three officially pretend. A Japanese friend of mine passes for a (Chinese) local across China and SE Asia.

Clothing and makeup is a better giveaway than facial features or skin tone, but even that is becoming harder with K-pop creating a pan-Asian style to aspire to.

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