GACKT Official X update. Translation below

Recently, in Japan, there has been a tendency to criticize or expose foreigners who behave badly in a thoughtless manner or behave in a nonsensical manner on social media.

But sadly, the reality is that Japanese people also do the same things overseas.

Some may argue that the numbers are different.

But that’s simply because the number of Japanese people traveling abroad has drastically decreased.

In the past, when I went abroad, there were many Japanese people there.

When local people saw Asian people, they would always ask, “Are you Japanese?”

And in the same way, local people used to dislike Japanese people because they thought they had no manners.

Now, the positions have simply been reversed.

As I said before, manners and morals differ from country to country.

It’s a problem that the guidelines are not clear,

and it’s also a problem that the country does not take clear measures against violations.

And what we need to recognize is that there are idiots in every country and every region, and idiots will behave stupidly no matter where they are.

There are some people like that where you live, right?

What is “not to do” varies greatly depending on the country, region, upbringing, and education.
Even among Japanese people, there are differences in perception, so it is natural that it varies from country to country.
For example, in Singapore, if you chew gum, you will be arrested by the police.
In Thailand, if you smoke iQOS, you will be fined.
From a Japanese perspective, it may seem strange, but this is the rule.
As you can see from this article, the measure of “forced deportation” is a powerful deterrent.
It is important to call on foreigners who come to Japan to improve their manners, but it is easy to imagine that it is more realistic to make them follow the rules by actually taking strict measures.
Furthermore, when a person is forced to leave the country,
it would be a strong educational and deterrent effect to report on the news to the destination country that “the person was deported for this reason.”
No matter how much you expose foreigners’ manner violations on social media, it does not deter them at all and only increases dissatisfaction and disgust on both sides.
It is only a negative effect to create conflict.

Rather than wasting energy on hating someone,
I think Japan needs to build a foundation where it can warmly welcome visitors.

What do you all think?

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA