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An empty space on a Japanese train, a full mailbox of diverse views on the 'gaijin seat'

Empty all these years: Ten years ago, Baye McNeil posted the first entry on his blog, Loco in Yokohama. It was titled 'An empty seat on a crowded train.' His Black Eye column revisiting the subject a decade later generated a lot of reader feedback. | COURTESY OF BAYE MCNEIL

Nov 4, 2018

Baye McNeil's recent Black Eye column, "A decade on, revisiting the empty seat," garnered a great deal of attention. Here are some of the responses received by The Japan Times over the past couple of weeks.

All my questions answered

I am a black Malawian student at Naruto University of Education in Tokushima Prefecture, and I can testify to having the exact same experience as that explained in the article.

An empty space on a Japanese train, a full mailbox of diverse views on the 'gaijin seat'

All my questions answered

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