Some responses to the Nov. 6 Just Be Cause column by Debito Arudou headlined "For the sake of Japan's future, foreigners deserve a fair shake":
Debito Arudou's comments on unfairness toward foreigners in Japan are well taken. However, after living in Japan for more than 20 years and recently retiring to my home country, the United States, I wonder how much more "fair" American society is?
As the Occupy Wall Street protesters tell us, both the economy and the political system favor "the 1 percent," while the 99 percent (or the middle class) is increasingly shut out of opportunities to work and live a satisfying life.