Because of our history of slavery and settler colonialism more generally. The circumstances differ because of our somewhat unique historical circumstances, although some European countries enacted similar measures for their former colonies.
This is only in the beta so far though, right? I’m not sure how durable this stuff is generally in the beta releases, but there hasn’t been any official announcement or guarantee it won’t be reinserted?
Try saying that in a bar in Okinawa and see how well it goes over.
> a different flavor like Kanto is different from Kansai.
It’s not uncommon to hear people from Tokyo describe people from Osaka as “not being Japanese.”