www.debito.org ..... The infamous civil-rights advocate against racism in Japan.
David Aldwinckle strikes me as a phony-doink with conflicted informations on his college credentials and contradicted stories on how he met his Japanese wife.
I think that a Japanese of 99.99% does not know him.
I first came to know of Debito from this forum. Personally, I can't imagine why he ever decided to become a citizen here, seeing as how he seems to be so miserable.
Q: Which foreign-born famous person would you like to go with on an overseas holiday?
Famous person Birthplace Score
Thane Camus New York, USA 100
Yoon Son Ha South Korea 75.8
Takeshi Kaneshiro Taiwan 61.8
Risa Stegmayer Indiana, USA 61.1
BoA South Korea 52.9
Kane Kosugi Los Angeles, USA 38.5
Panzetta Girolamo Italy 35.0
Yinlin of Joytoy Taiwan 28.0
Agnes Chan China 25.8
Bobby Valentine Connecticut, USA 22.9
Daniel Kahl California, USA 21.0
Dave Spector Illinois, USA 17.8
KONISHIKI Hawaii, USA 15.0
Kent Gilbert Idaho, USA 14.3
Carlos Ghosn Brazil 13.4
Kent Derricott Utah, USA 11.5
Osuman Sankhon Guinea 11.5
Peter Frankl Hungary 10.2
Marcia Brazil 9.9
Katsunori Kotooshuu Bulgaria 8.0
Bobby Ologun Nigeria 7.6
Bob Sapp Colorado, USA 7.0
Caiya Illinois, USA 6.7
Akinori Asashoryu Mongolia 6.7
Taro Akebono Hawaii, USA 5.4
Anton Wicky Sri Lanka 5.4
Zomahoun Idossou Rufin Benin 4.5
Ivica Osim Croatia 2.9
Randy Muscle Iran 2.5
Baruto Kaito (Kaido Hoovelson) Estonia 1.9
Source: August 2006 | 世論 What Japan Thinks
He won a People's Honor Award in Benin in 2002 because his achievements were recognized
Here's a poll that may be interesting to see in this thread. These are all foreign born residents of Japan and the score is based on whether the Japanese people polled would like to go on holiday with them.