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A bar called New Sharuru in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, displays a sign barring foreigners. It is located on highway 122 near the Kawaguchi-Motogo metro station.
This is from Japan Today. There is also a discussion about discrimination against foreigners here.
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Wow, thats really blatant. Sounds like the owner has probably judged foreigners based on Gas Panic and Bar Isn't It, but Saitama is hardly going to attract a scene like the bars of Ropppongi.
Posted by: edward | September 30, 2004 at 05:46 AM
Actually, I'm assuming that it's a snack/pub/hostess bar, and they're probably worried that foreigners won't understand the ettique of such an establishment. (ie it's not a whorehouse). However, to blatantly post such a sign is a bit tacky if you ask me. Every establsihment has the right to refuse service to anyone, which is the PC way to deal with the problem.
Racism exists, ask anyone, myself included, who has tried to get an apartment. Taxis have sailed by as well.
Posted by: MC | September 30, 2004 at 10:40 AM