Ms. WANG-CHEN-SHONG (Volunteer, Beijing, China): Now, this street is very beautiful, and many foreigners are here, yes.

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But a walk down the street or ride on the subway reveals that there are many, many foreigners in Japan who are not ethnic Chinese or Korean permanent residents.

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Foreigners and moneyed local residents who even three or four years ago would have hesitated to hail a taxi in the street or walk around after dark now do both without thinking twice.

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