response to the article racism in japan

I just wanted to hear your opinions on the article that Mr. Chen sent us. I don't know if you guys have read the article or not, but i post it just in case. It's about racism in Japan and i think this is a great article because asian racism is usually hidden under. and that being revealed out in the world is probably making japan go crazy right now. anyways, i did not know that there was a discriminated group in japan. it's like india and nepal's untouchables. i also like how the article talks about how nepal's discriminated groups (india's influnce) because it shows that some awareness about nepal is there. ok, back to the article, the buraku who were rejected to be the prime minister by all the other members of the government just because he is a buraku is extremely unfair. it says that the person is really talented and is fit for the job and being denied a position just because of what group you belong to is sad. discrimination is wrong because we are born into something we did not choose to be and to be pointed fingers at because of that is not fair and right. i cannot help, but think of the hardships the buraku went through to be in the political position he is in now, then hearing that his coworkers discussing ethnicity or background to decide his right to be a prime minister must have been awful. if the speech was not leaked out, he may not have known. i also like how the article compares japan and america in its struggles of overcoming slavery, discrimination, in their history. but it also tells blunt out that america overcame it and japan didn't, which i think is a little too confident to say. racism and discrimination still exists in america and just because barack obama became a president doesn't mean all racism is gone. it is definitely a step forward, but we are not done yet. wow, now my response is becoming too long, i hope it was not too boring to read. ok, my main point, i really like the article. thanks mr.chen