In the Fuji Five Lakes region of Yamanashi Prefecture, Paul Nehls asked interviewees whether they agree with the premise of Olga Garnova's recent Foreign Agenda column, "Spare a thought for the Western men trapped in Japan."
Alex Hunt
Assistant language teacher, 22 (English)
I haven't personally noticed any major differences in prejudicial treatment or difficulties in how Western men vs. Western women are treated. I've heard of some instances of comments being leveled at women about how they dress, so maybe that's an issue they deal with.
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