Viktoro 9 wrote:

> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote
> >
> > Now convince Japanese there would be nothing wrong with 30 million foreign
> > laborers plus their families, in Japan for the sake of their economy, national
> > pension, and taxes, as the UN recommends.
>
> That would be interesting...  Black kabuki actors,

There is a caucasian kabuki stage drummer. At the time he was the only one. I
believe it took him 18 years to attain that rank. I've also seen a caucasian man on
TV who is the head of a shamisen style. He's been at it for about 30 years. There
was also a caucasian man in his 80's, who was claimed to be the last master of
inkblock printing to do all his own work at every step of production, from carving
to coloration.

> Swedish sumo wrestlers,

I've seen caucasian sumo wrestlers from the former Soviet bloc on TV. They are
novel. Mongolians and ethnic Samoans from Hawaii no longer are, as they've even
proven they can rise to the top ranks. Too bad Japanese whine now there aren't
"Japanese" yokozuna.

I'd like to see another black sumo wrestler, but one who wasn't mainly fat.

> Iranian geisha,...

We've had at least one white trainee already.

Whatever it takes to keep the numbers up. It could be awkward putting dark skinned
people in whiteface, however.

> I can almost see it.

I would welcome it. Until such became more common, I would even consider it cool,
and use such stories as examples of how Japanese are losing their own traditions -
to foreigners, in some cases. Problem is, it's hard to find Japanese who care.