The Tokyo Metropolitan Government unveiled May 23 the results of its first comprehensive poll on living conditions for foreign residents in Tokyo, which it says is one of the largest ever conducted on foreigners in Japan.
The poll, which fielded responses in 10 languages -- the most used in any poll of its kind in Japan -- revealed the numerous aspects of foreigners' lives, government officials said.
About half of the 892 respondents detailed how they have been discriminated against, which somewhat "shocked" the officials in charge of the poll. For example, a Chinese woman in her 20s said that she has been rejected many times when applying for part-time jobs or better housing, simply because of her nationality.