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- 25 Apr 2003
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Has anyone read the book Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will Ferguson?
Basically it's his account of how he hitch hiked from the southern tip of Japan to its most northern tip after he had been in the country for five years as an English teacher for an exchanged program. The account deals with the journey but also with the basic aspects of life in Japan. However, the most important aspect of it, is the view of Japan that the authur has developed throughout his stay, which is very interesting to read. I strongly reccomend to anyone who mite have the chance to read it, it's a fantastic book with great humor.
In the book I also came across the burakemin and it caught my attention. The authour said that the burakemin and Japanese with foreign origins will always be considered as second class citizens. I was wondering on your opinion about this; the author's opinion is that the Japanese society has certain racist elements to it.
Basically it's his account of how he hitch hiked from the southern tip of Japan to its most northern tip after he had been in the country for five years as an English teacher for an exchanged program. The account deals with the journey but also with the basic aspects of life in Japan. However, the most important aspect of it, is the view of Japan that the authur has developed throughout his stay, which is very interesting to read. I strongly reccomend to anyone who mite have the chance to read it, it's a fantastic book with great humor.
In the book I also came across the burakemin and it caught my attention. The authour said that the burakemin and Japanese with foreign origins will always be considered as second class citizens. I was wondering on your opinion about this; the author's opinion is that the Japanese society has certain racist elements to it.