TOKYO (Sputnik) — Out of 2,044 respondents who were searching for an apartment over the past 5 years, around 40 percent said they were denied housing due to the fact they were not Japanese, NHK World reported. At the same time, slightly above 50 percent said they never encountered such problems.
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In this June 29, 2015 photo, tourists visit a part of Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which means “Battleship Island,” off Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, southern Japan. The island is one of 23 old industrial facilities seeking UNESCO's recognition as world heritage “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution” meant to illustrate Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal farming society into an industrial power at the end of the 19th century. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is expected to approve the proposal during a meeting being held in Bonn, Germany, through July 9. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Police officers stand guard near a hot spring resort, the venue of the summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
This picture taken on November 7, 2016 shows the sun setting behind the Japan's highest mountain Mount Fuji and skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku area. Official data showed on November 14 that Japan's economy grew a better-than-expected at 0.5 percent in the third quarter as exports offset slack consumer spending.
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People wearing 'Pikachu' hats take pictures of the parade by performers wearing Pokemon's character Pikachu costumes in Yokohama, Japan
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In this June 29, 2015 photo, tourists visit a part of Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which means “Battleship Island,” off Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, southern Japan. The island is one of 23 old industrial facilities seeking UNESCO's recognition as world heritage “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution” meant to illustrate Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal farming society into an industrial power at the end of the 19th century. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is expected to approve the proposal during a meeting being held in Bonn, Germany, through July 9. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Police officers stand guard near a hot spring resort, the venue of the summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
This picture taken on November 7, 2016 shows the sun setting behind the Japan's highest mountain Mount Fuji and skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku area. Official data showed on November 14 that Japan's economy grew a better-than-expected at 0.5 percent in the third quarter as exports offset slack consumer spending.
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People wearing 'Pikachu' hats take pictures of the parade by performers wearing Pokemon's character Pikachu costumes in Yokohama, Japan
Besides, 41 percent of Internet users said they regularly or occasionally saw discriminatory articles or posts in the Japanese segment of the web.
Ministry officials, quoted by the media, said they would work to inform foreigners about legal assistance in such situations as only 11 percent of them seek outside help when face discrimination.
The poll was conducted via mail among 4,252 foreign residents across Japan.
