So, people are being treated differently entirely on the basis of their race - but it's not racist because they're lazily cutting corners in following a regulation? If they actually cared why would they not just blur all faces instead of looking at their race to decide whether or not to do it?

> Business don't exist to respect or care about people they exist to generate profit so the idea of a business "respecting" something is not even realistic.

People work at businesses, and those people make decisions that are influenced by their personal feelings. In a free market people will boycott them for doing bad things. Racist businesses being outted, receiving bad press and losing revenue - in this scenario it sounds like the japanese are okay with it. Being respectful is profitable.

Ok, so you're agreeing that it is "plain racism".

> A paper signed by someone in the government doesn’t make you Japanese.

You claim that the government of Japan does not have the power to bestow citizenship on individuals?

And what about visitors to the country? Do visitors get treated with more respect than strangers? In foreign cultures, they do. So this analogy doesn’t follow through.

I'd guess so judging by the downvotes.

I try not to litter. I even pick up litter when I see it. Does the existence of serial rapists mean I shouldn't bother? Should we never worry about moderating our own behavior if anyone else out there is worse?