Japanese React To Controversial Miss Japan Winner | Street Interview 

"Ukrainian"... SHE'S JEWISH. Great replacement happening in Japan now too LOL!

Nonsense.Average Ukrainian women looks more pretty then this one

They should just name the pageant show as Miss white or h@lf br##d, that would be more accurate representation of the contest I believe 😂

B#tch don't erase my comment. I thought you guys wanna hear the real Japanese narrative hmmm?

She is not Japanese period

The guys of the "Samurai Spirit" did, right? Good on them for their honesty. Really appreciated it. Also, Mr Sho. Very much on point. Thank you for your comment.

@user-ef6ur7wi1u: I've heard recent criticism about her in Japan. Are the critics predominantly older and middle-aged individuals? Particularly, do the elderly not like change?

​@amisvega9756 yes. they are honest.That is the true opinion of most Japanese people. When it comes to issues related to racial discrimination, people tend to take a public stance without expressing their true feelings.

​@@sanko2929　Older people probably don't know about or aren't interested in the Miss Japan issue.Elderly people in rural areas do not like change.Most likely middle-aged people.

とくにインタビューではそうですよね かと言ってTwitterが日本の多数派ではない

Pretty sure it's done due to money making reasons.

Agreed. It only promotes the toxic beauty culture. I'm sure every single Miss whatever has some kind of eating disorder

What an idiotic comment? What exactly is mature about your narrow pov? Should we also stop appreciating art, because has no meaning. Neither does sport. People should think before posting nonsense.

just stop oil then, just stop internet then, just stop higher education then. without all those, those village people can still live their lives happily? THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS, SON

Agreed. There are better ways to award people scholarships.

What do you meat three- way in-out meating?

@@user-qt9vn1yj8x she had an affair with a married man, then she got invited to clarified with this married man and wife but she reject

Not even surprised

You meant threesome 😅😂

This Tea is hooooooot

Yes i agree

Isn't Naomi Osaka like a huge star in Japan? I could be wrong about that, but I think I heard somewhere she is.

@@matangox She is now, but she mentioned in interviews as well as other half Japanese, the difficulties she faced growing up. Even now, there are still some who see her as a gaijin.

@@matangox A few years ago a hafu black Japanese woman was Miss Japan, she was given a very difficult time

Yes racism in Japan is deeply ingrained. And picking a Ukrainian is just virtue signaling.

I don't think so. Dont get me wrong,but this lady is just white,shes not good looking at all.

North America doesn't have a look

You contradict yourself, if it's about looks then nationality and having ethnic blood is irrelevant, as you said its about looks. If it really is just about looks or how attractive someone is, than it should be awarded to the most attractive person living in the country, regardless of their race or genetics. Make up your mind and stick to one thing, its really simple.

@@caldale4941that aspect is usually skewed. Most Japanese people find a more European look more attractive than their own. Which is fine, but can become self demoralizing. It’s almost like most of them despise “looking” Japanese. I can’t blame them though. The European “look” was and still is seen as the most beautiful appearance around the world.

@@HumanB312 Go look up "Mary Jane" in spiderman 2 game and there you have it

she also had an affair with one of the jury

@@travis1271 beauty paegeants are basically about that, so that's the part where I don't really care. Other contestants might have also had administrative resources, but we don't know for sure :)

Her real last name is Saluk. Never saw her adopted Japanese father whatsoever. She’s a liar.

@@mirrorocean3852 i see

@@mirrorocean3852 yes she was lying

And the doctor was one of the judges. This needs to be mentioned.

@@tora201jp yeah, so of course she was going to win. Honestly, it's just disgusting. I saw the pageant all the other girls they're definitely outshined her.

@@tora201jp wow, what a slimy thing to do. Glad she gave it up.

@@tora201jp And also worth mentioning the fact that she already had a personal dealing with so-called “talent agent” before entering the pageant. We would assume that the agent had a shady business with pageant and the whole thing was rigged! She was going to enjoy the media exposure after winning the title but she was exposed. Miss Japan was about to get political, because talk about the coincidence! Naturalized Japanese born Ukrainian winning Miss Japan is nothing but political!

Exactly this was purely political. Reminds me of those little towns all over the place that have their main streets adorned with Ukrainian flags and signs saying: wishing for peace in Ukraine. Well I went with some Russian exchange students to one of those towns and they were pretty shocked to be honest. And Japanese universities promoting internationalisation by giving full scholarships to Ukrainian blue eye and high nose students while cutting ties with Russian universities half way through their programs. All disgusting.

So if you’re African immigrant who obtained the nationality of a white country you will physically representing the country and the standarts of this peoples ?

That is true. Only ethic Europeans and Whites can and should compete in Europeans beauty competitions to represent Europe.

@@juliaj7939 lol sure. Define “ethnically European” and please do show me where the country of White is on a map.

Rrrright. So you mean to exclude all Okinawan, Ainu and half-Japanese women?

@@xfranczeskax and where exactly did I say that?

The word blame (more than) implies that that there is something for someone to be blamed for. There is not. It is their pageant. What they “should do” is have whatever rules they want. If anyone wants a pageant that only accepts people of ethnic Japanese ancestry, they should organize their own.

Japanese = nationality Asian = race Anyone can be Japanese, you want a racially "pure" competition. You are requesting racism.

@@user-go2sb6pg3d As far as European beauty standards go, I (as a European) would say she is merely cute. Also, she explicitly has thought about the consequences. As a foreign born Japanese citizen, raised in Japan from a very early age by a Ukrainian mother and a Japanese stepfather, she feels completely Japanese, and wanted to help change the common perception of what it means to be Japanese. She did not go into this blindly. S for blame, there is no blame, because nobody did anything wrong. The organizers did nothing wrong in setting the rules for entry, and she did nothing wrong by entering the contest. Nor did the judges do anything wrong in choosing her as the winner. Credit might be more apt than blame. It isn’t exactly Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat in the front of the bus (google it if you don’t know the reference), but giving her a chance to compete and win is a tiny step in the right direction. As for her actually winning, unless shown convincing evidence otherwise, I will simply assume that among the finalists, she was the candidate who best met THEIR criteria for Miss Nippon.

What if you're an eighth Japanese? Where does your boundary go?

Because it’s called Miss Japan Not Miss Japanese

agree 100%

Youve never seen an Native woman represent any of the Americas nor have you seen an indigenous woman represent Australia. How many times has there been a white woman representing Miss South Africa? Or what about the white Miss ZIMBABWE?! So you dont have to imagine what it would look like if this happened in other countries. These beauty pagents mostly represent white women that live in different locations. Japan, welcome to the club.

That's already happening... Not every country has the same luck as Japan to have almost everyone from the same race.

100% on point

its not about the whiteness at all, this is a common thing for every ethnic group who look down upon those who arent or dont look "pure enough" etc etc

​@@BrightGreenDreamShe did... and they picked her over their own representation. For shame.

Japan does have other ethnicities but just by small percentage

Yeah, I didn’t think she was that pretty either. She really isn’t pretty compared to the western beauty standard. I was surprised many in the video commented how pretty she was. I think Asians don’t see enough westerners to really know what really pretty is. I’m Asian but live in the states so my view will be different from those Asians that live in Asia all their lives.

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​@@samanthachen4161it's ridiculous because people grow up with the TV and internet. It's not like they can't differentiate a Charlize Theron from this Ukrainian Miss Japan

The guy who said that was being sarcastic. He says his real opinion later on in the video.

+1

Samurai Spirit!

So what if a person of color was chosen to be a miss in your country (assuming you live in the country your ethnicity came from)?

Regardless of looks,race and color or whatever ethnicity as long as she have Japanese Nationality,she have all the right to vote, participate Miss Japan and all the right as Japanese whether she have Japanese blood or not!

I believe the only factor to be considered is if they have a full understanding and experience of the culture they’re representing

​@@tnene8264Meanwhile, a Japanese borne, half Black Half Japanese winner was traumatized when she won. But it's okay for a full white Ukrainian...

​@@tnene8264no, You're woke, ethnicities exist for a reason

It's not like there is only one ethnicity in Japan though. What of the Ainu? Would they not be allowed due to being an extreme minority? Would it be changed based on the percentage of the main Japanese ethnic group dna someone has? To what percent?

@@aaronmontgomery2055 Minorities like ainu or ryukyuans are considered Japanese by super majority of Japanese people. Ukrainian is obviously not.

@@ShohTann the question is posed to eventually ask what of the person born of naturalized parents, who only know japan, and Japanese? Personally I also think a naturlaized citizen winning it is odd but my main thing is the idea of a racial group representing a nation is wrong if others also exist in that nation. This is also japan who didn't consider people born in japan to japanese mothers as japanese in relatively recent history. Of course I am using my own morals but at least mine are under 4k km away.

@@aaronmontgomery2055 Yeah race shouldnt be an issue except this is beauty pageant where they judge and rank the physical attributes. In homogeneous country like Japan, where it is 98% ethnically Japanese, this became a debate obviously because the winner is literally 100% Eastern European ethnically even though she grew up mostly in Japan. I have nothing against her or anyone winning it, I’m actually all for it (except having an affair part).. But I totally understand why this became a topic in Japan. This is just my opinion as a Hafu who grew up in Japan for 18 years.

@@ShohTann did they not agree that she was beautiful? I get the controversy, I just think the original comment and reasoning of the controversy is stupid. So you have to be from the perceived majority to be a representation of that country? We have 54 ethnic groups in vietnam and all of them are vietnamese even if someone them are not of Kinh. Even if you are fully thai, japanese, or scottish you can be vietnamese. Over 85% are kinh and yet we accept everyone. Also to note that japan has more ethnic groups but they have culturally been wiped out after 1945 due to the monocultulism being pushed by the government (you know the evil ones who were racist). So the leftover beliefs of that time are what we are seeing. What of the Christian mixed minority of the Bonin Islands and such.

Yes, very average here. She is not a stand out beauty.

she is from East (ukraine)

@@LisaF777 true lol

Her photo with the miss crown is horrible, but she is very beautiful in other shots

@@universeslapshe looks like any other white girl if she was walking down the street tbh.. theres way prettier girls. She only won because she is a homewrecker .. Did you watch the pageant? I assume not.

No it's not. All citizens regardless of ethnicity can participate in national beauty pageants. Miss South Africa could be white ethnically or Miss UK could be Japanese ethnically.

You are right in that it is meant to represent the beauty of a certain nation, but wrong in that it has to represent an ethnic/racial group. Japan may once not long ago have been basically a homogenous nation, but it no longer is, so it is perfectly appropriate for their beauty contestant to represent that change. Human have no static and unchanging natural regions. If that were the case only Ainu women would represent Japan in these pageants.

ok then Ethnic Majority wins. Beauty Pageants are Racist.

Ok but the Ainu people are a whole culture of people in Japan. This is literally just a Ukranian woman whose ethnic group has a whole country called Ukraine. You're comparing one woman to a whole group.

The funny thing is, by Ukrainian standards, she is not pretty. Very average in fact. The beauty standart here is very different from Japan, obviously. (I am from Kharkiv, Ukraine)

you know, in europe there are the same kind of thing but with black. and all european think like japanese people.

I agree

Who cares? She has citizenship and that matters.

You bet

I will respectfully disagree with you. In Japan, which is not an ethnically diverse country. She, a non-ethnic Japanese citizen would be considered a minority. Therefore, it seems by that logic, as it might be inferred from your comment, that only people of the majority race should be allowed to represent the country. Which I am sure that you would not agree with, as that would be discrimination openly and proudly. To say that an immigrant should not be allowed to represent or even compete with a fair change to represent the country, simple because they're not of the ethnic majority, is plainly wrong. Think of a Japanese woman not being allowed in a US beauty pageant because she is not of the ethnic majority. Or an indigenous person not being allowed because they are not of the majority, and do not share blood with majority. Does that not sound wrong to you? Does that not sound like something out of the 1950's, or the 1900's? These days, the world for the most part of not as ethnically homogeneous as Japan is. In demographic terms, non-ethnic Japanese citizens account for roughly 2.5% of the population. Those of European descent account for less 0.05% of the Japanese population. This would not be a huge issue I am sure if had she not been born in Ukraine, and ethnically Ukrainian. Regardless of the actions that she has taken that should not and do not represent Japan. As a Japanese citizen, and as a person who is was raised in Japan since she was 5 and raised by a Ukrainian mother and a Japanese Step-father. How is she not Japanese? Could we apply these sort of rules in Europe? In Australia? In The United States? There are people who have lived in Japan for generations, but because they don't look 'Japanese' are always looked upon as foreigners, and treated as such. 'Upon receiving the title, she had said in her speech: "I had not been accepted as Japanese many times, but I am filled with gratitude to have been recognized as Japanese today."' (Source BBC)

The UK is going under a great replacement of its native people currently. However don't be mistaken to think this was always the case.

I thought there were many beautiful women like Princess Catherine living in England. It was only recently that I learned that there are many different races living there. But that's one of the things that makes the British royal family so important, and Maybe that's why Miss Japan should Japannase's looks.

The UK is historically a White European Indigenous nation, of Germanic and Celtic mix, it's not racially Black and never has been up until very recently with the UK and EU allowing mass waves of immigration, and much of that being illegal. No, the UK should be represented by it's White/European indigenous people.

The indigenous people of the UK are White Europeans, and should be represented by White European Natives. Blacks are from Africa, not Europe.

@@user-pn3im5sm7k The native people of the British Isles have already been replaced lol, the current British whites are nothing more than colonists from Germany, Denmark and Norway who have been there for a few centuries longer than the modern immigrants.

Those aren't braids😊

song is below average though

@@JST03 They certainly appeared to be some kind of braided material, hence they appear to be braids.

@@fordhouse8b Twists!

Sho’s opinions are interesting, particularly as he is appropriating African hair styles and African American culture. 🤔

yeah, bro.. I don't follow this pageantry stuff. But I'm pretty sure for the past few years in Western Europe a lot of non native women won the contests. And if we look at "national sports teams" you will find they're also comprised out of different peoples In my opinion, these beauty competitions should be representing the prettiest women from that country/ethnicity/culture. But they've seem to have stopped doing that a long time ago. Today obese trans women win these beauty contests. I'm pretty sure the latest Miss Netherlands is a trans woman (and not a good looking one either). And there is also the problem that countries are becoming increasingly diverse. Are we just going to ban people from competing that aren't full blood native? What about countries like America where there really isn't a "native" people other than the small amount of native Americans left? Should the Americans allow for only white? Or black and white? What if the black lady is from Africa? What if the white lady is a refugee from Ukraine? What about Latin Americans? What if she's Mexican but born and raised in the USA and her family has lived there for 3 generations? Some white girl recently won miss in some African country and African Americans were furious lol. But she's from that country. Should she be banned from competing? To me it's far more important that they actually try to pick the most attractive women they can find. Than have it be based on ethnicity etc. The problem more so than this is that they tend to intentionally pick women that aren't attractive .. or aren't women at all

Exactly my thoughts. Agree 100%

But shes just white,shes not good looking at all.

I'm from the Netherlands and a dark skin Trans person won our Miss Netherlands competition. So you Japanese people got kinda lucky compared to us. Traditional Dutch women are tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, just for reference.

She is Japanese

Well, only 13.6% of the US would be represented by someone that's black, but I'm quite sure that only a small amount of Americans would actually be upset about a black Miss America.

This is more politically motivated. USA cant accept nowadays asian culture like Kpop and Kdrama accepted internationally. You must be saying but this is Japanese right? it doesnt matter korea, china or japan. It's all about perception to them. To them, Asian is Asian. Like how they used to portrays asian as weak and emotionless in hollywood movies in the past. They can't anymore. This is their way to influence. Japan as we know it easily pushed by USA.

​@pyrylehtonen-caponigro3198 America is not a homogeneous country like Japan, so this comparison doesn't make sense. America has been multi ethnic since its conception. Black Americans have been in America for hundreds of years and are a direct influence on most American culture. A Ukrainian born woman who has been primarily brought up in Japan has every right to claim to be japanese but in the concept of a beauty pagent that's meant to display the best of your people, it makes sense that there Is contention over whether she should get the title. Imagine a Japanese born person raised in Kenya, taking the title of miss Kenya, most would see it as a misrepresentation of the country although that person has the right to claim to be Kenyan. But only in culture not ethnicity (obviously)

@@brian8653 I 100% Agree. Thank you. People in the comments keep comparing japan to usa. It’s Not the same thing. America has a totally different history, and demographics.

But of course Brown people representing Sweden in the Olympics is fine and dandy and anyone who questions it would be considered the devil himself.

+ she had an affair with one of the jurys

@@aintrxiden This is exactly what I'm talking about

Wait for real? @@aintrxiden

@@aintrxidenreally???

People always assume they won't get caught.

That's is just your opinion. Looking at the other participants, I would choose her.

@@TheMintpryanikno the others were better looking

@@christianmaschke9370 it’s your opinion and personal taste and I can’t argue with that. For me, she was the prettiest. You can’t also argue that.

Would it be more acceptable if it was a really beautiful white woman?

@@TheMintpryanik She looks much older than 26 when you see all those wrinkles under and around her eyes. I know so many beautiful Ukrainian ladies in fact I consider them one of the most beautiful people but she isn't one. However we are talking of Miss Japan where I must insist contestant must be at least 50% ethnically Japanese.

Also, that aspect of the story just wasn’t really the point.

" Miss Japan’s Ukrainian-born winner steps down after exposed affair "

Adulterers don't deserve respect. Plus, she decided to be a public figure herself.

​@@elidrissiiif thats the case the man should be punished as well, coz it wouldnt hve happened if he doesnt agree to it.

@@vitasoy1437 When did I imply the opposite lol? The man is worse than the woman, because he's the one cheating on his wife, but the Ukrainian adulteress is still a terrible person herself.

It wasn't even the official one. It was for Ai Wada's Miss Nippon, and not the real Miss Universe Japan. This whole thing had no right to be as huge deal as it became

The country Japan was established by the Japanese, not the others. Besides, the modern Okinawans have more mainland Japanese ancestors than indigenous ones, meaning they're more of a subgroup of the Japanese, not the natives.

Ryukyuan & Ainu have got more Jomon descent than you Yamato who are just some Yayoi from Korean Peninsula They are more qualified to be called Indigenous than you Yamato.

@@Gemi0613 I didn't say otherwise. My point is that the Okinawans aren't indigenous people because they're more of descendants of the mainland Japanese than ones of the true indigenous people. And I didn't say anything about the Ainu. Regardless of what you say, the fact that the country was established by the Japanese remains true.

@@Gemi0613 If just having Jomon ancestry makes you indigenous, the mainland Japanese are also indigenous. The question is what percentage of your genome is from the Jomon.

They are the indigenous and minorities which is not you Yamato coloniser offsprings can easily deny You are the majority with vested interest and keep on oppressing the ones who are more qualified to be called the native and new immigrants What kinda government teaching you what kinda thoughts Japanese empire was the worst thing happened in Asia

And they've been choosing bi Racial in the last several years.

The Philippines got corrupted by the US, that's why. So sad!

They are obsessed with fair skin too

Yeah, many Japanese say pageants should be abolished.

TBH, most people in the developed countries don't care.

And it is ! Don't fool yourself otherwise.

Because they still don't look like typical Japanese women. Besides, what evidence do you have to prove that they get the same judgement as her? You don't.

@@user-ry5xq3ev8l go and see japanese comment when Ariana and Priyanka was announced as winner. I remember it since i watc their interviewed and since back then I already adult and understand this kind of topic. Manny english news media also interviewed them back then and ask them how their opinion about the blacklash for called them Not Japanese and don't deserved to represented Japan in world pageant. When in reality I believe many of them never wach world pageant

@@user-ry5xq3ev8l go and see Japanese comment when Ariana and Priyanka was announced as winner. Since in my page, your username uses Japanese letters Kanji I assume you understand the language. It's funny how you ask me how I know they get same judgment and claim I don't have proof but here you're write if they don't look like Japanese woman. Many English language media also interviewed them and asked them how their opinion about the blacklash, for being called not Japanese (LIKE YOU DID) and don't deserve to to represent Japan in world pageant. When in reality I doubt most of people who criticized them ever watch world pageant. It's funny how many local and international media cover Karolina but rarely mentioned Ariana and Priyanka as examples

@@user-ry5xq3ev8l go and see Japanese comment when Ariana and Priyanka was announced as winner. Since in my pagu your username used Japanese letters Kanji I assumed you know the language. It's funny how you ask where I know they get same judgments and claim I don't have proof when here you're my boy, write both of them (ariana and priyanka) don't look like typical Japanese women. Many English language media also interviewed them and asked them how their opinion about the blacklash, for being called not Japanese and don't deserve to to represent Japan in world pageant. When in reality I doubt most of them who criticized them ever watch world pageant. It's funny many media talked about Karolina but rarely mention Ariana and Priyanka as samples

Why does everyone magically lose the ability to distinguish race from nationality when dealing with any country that wasn’t founded by Caucasians? You have no problem wrapping your head around a Black Briton or Brown Canadian.

real ive seen so many more beautiful ukrainian women

Me too

As an Asian guy, I do agree with her being unattractive but disagree saying she isn't beautiful

It’s usual the winner isn't so beautiful.

😭 lmao what

But that does represent Dutch women very well, as they look and act like men anyway

😂

I think she might have forgotten the harsh part of "being a Japanese" having strict rules when being in such business or industry, if a Japanese violate a rule or breach a contract, they get terminated and lose everything.

No it's more so her face fitting it due to her proportions fitting the asian aesthetic. Small face and such.

@md247md You are correct, I’m American, and over here she would just be considered “average”. Not ugly, but not super pretty either. So she would be a “5 out of 10”. To answer your question, Yes, i think it has to do with the “white-worshipping” that exist in so many asian countries.

Ok, alot of japanese are pretty fair skinned naturally themselves. What does this have to do with white worshipping? Having tan skin, for many centuries has been associated with working in the fields etc. Having pale skin meant you had status & didnt have to do that kind of labor. Cultures obsessions with something, doesnt always stem from what many people think nowadays. East asians at one point were considered white by west europe, whereas eastern Europeans (like her) werent. Definitions & narratives always change.

@littlefootnanak7178 Yes, I am fully aware of the historical class structures of Asian cultures. Once upon a time, the ruling class was fair skin, so everyone wanted to be copy that. Yes, that’s the origins. But in Modern Times, because of european colonialism and imperialism, many Asian people value european features over their own. They idealize european skin, face shape, nose shape, hair and eye colors. This puts white people on a pedestal, which in terms is “white-worshipping” Just like the japanese ladies in the video said, they believe white people have been on the “top” for so long, that everyone is jealous of them and idealize their physical features.

Not in that photo.

True. That's the first i thought when i heard miss japan was not japanese, i compared her to Ariana. Ariana is half japanese though, and even if it was shocking at the time, people in general accepted because she's a darker japanese. Now, this case is completely different. You can't come to a country and push down every women dreams this way. In Western Eruope, they accepted everyone because they have no culture but Japan is an old country with a rich history. Some countries can't change and should not change. Now, immigration and all that, is a different subject.

@@SundaeKongoKingdom I’m sorry to make you misunderstood but I had support Karolina until she gave up her crown as well as Ariana. I just wanted to say that I hate many Westerners think that we worship white people and look down on black people……

@@SundaeKongoKingdom Sorry to make you misunderstood but I had supported Karolina until she gave up her title as well as Ariana……

@@SundaeKongoKingdom She came to Japan when she was 5. It's her home. She's Japanese.

I think your friend may have tried to make the “white worship” argument because Karolina would generally not be seen as very attractive in the west , but I’m sure you are right that the inflated public outrage is because she has no Japanese blood whatsoever

yes, *Samurai Sprit™️*

Yes its true, many of us ukrainians obviously think it's stupid that she won and her looks in ukraine would be considered average at best. She's not ugly but definitely far from beautiful

Actually i've read some comments written in japanese say that that if she is very beautiful then it's ok but she isn't. Same with miyamoto ariana who are half black.

I think the point was to get an unbiased opinion. If they had given them the back story, they wouldn't have gotten an honest reaction to the point of the video. They can tell them the other details after.

@@bobbykite8705 Unbiased opinion is quite ironic when one is aware of the phenomenon called tatemae.

@@wreagfe all you can do is create the most unbiased environment possible. It will never be perfect.

That wasn’t the point though. It’s wasn’t about her specifically winning but about a person of foreign descent winning.

The controversial happened after they did the video explained in the intro section

@TheFiown. I know, right? In addition, japan is the fourth richest country in the world, ahead of all the european countries, except germany. They also have one of the lowest rates of violent crimes on the planet. The self-prejudiced is just insane. 😮 Note: this post has been edited because my information was outdated. Japan is the 4th richest country in the world right now.

@@JoyfulBot as an asian myself, typical average joe of japanese aren't attractive, neither korean. That's the reason why many asians look at the white as superior even though the average joe of the white people aren't Robert Pattinson. In conclusion, when talking about other races, the first thing that comes to most people's mind are always the top 1% of said race except americans(USA). The first thing that comes to my mind when people say they are from usa is black women model(unfortunately most asians hates black women)

@@JoyfulBotNot anymore. They are the 4th largest economy, getting beat by Germany last year.

Such a pity? Blame that on Hollywood then. Hollywood’s global influence has set the international beauty standard for decades. If you look at Japan 60-70 years ago, they wouldn’t have given a same about the western image.

@@Minycart You are correct. My info is outdated. My post will need some editing. Thank you. However, my point is just that japan is one of the richest and safest country in the world.

The thing is though "Japanese" isn't really a race, with the overwhelming majority of Japanese people actually being of Chinese and Korean ancestry. There are native indigenous native cultures with distinct genetic profiles but most of these people are not deemed attractive by mainstream beauty standards. One of my classmates was of Ainu heritage and she had the classic thick wavy hair, darker skin, freckled skin and stockier curvy build of a young Ainu woman but none of these traits of hers are considered beautiful in Japan. The Japanese people go on about race but while most of them accept the indigenous heritage people's, none of these aboriginal peoples would ever be selected for a "Miss Japan" beauty contest.

thats why i said asian race@@maywalker997

@miss1882. I 100% agree. Thank you. 🙏

If that's true, why let her join in the first place?

Everyone magically forgets the difference between nationality and race when dealing with countries that aren't majority White. It's so disgusting.

The winner goes to Miss Universe, doesn't she?

@@dawnvalentine74 No, ”Miss Nihon” is a Japanese domestic competition.

このような「ミスなんちゃら」ってのは金持ちのオッサンがスポンサーとして関与し、若くて綺麗な女と繋がれるイベントなのでいくつもある。笑 今回の件もまさに該当するんじゃないかな。

Old people have a lot of influence from American post war brainwashing

Too bad, the US is represented in government, in the Olympics, in cinema, etc. by people who look like all sorts of people, and any person of my heritage who objects to it is treated like a moral leper.

put some respect on Sho's name. He's a known sushi lover!

Absolutely! If the contest is to find out who is the most beautiful Japanese woman, then it is wrong to put a foreigner there. If it is just an international beauty contest, where everyone can participate, nothing is wrong. Easy as that

Cultural appropriation.

I think he's the Rapper SHO !

@@nekozaemon3803 WAAAHHHhhh WAHHHHhhhh!!! ! !! Oh wait, which culture exclusively owns durags and braided hair again?

Because it is a form of leisure. For all you know, people do bets just like in other sports. Betting money on who will win.

Why do we all have "insert country" teams in the Olympics?

She's more qualified, she's at least half Japanese.

If you say ancestry should mean something in a country that's majority White you get crucified.

Is she pretty or just white? I'm sure theres more good looking Japanese women out there.

That mouth is so wide, like ugghhhh

She already got revoked as the winner since she was caught having an affair with one of the judges which most likely caused her to win. Thats what many japanese twitter has been saying

@@AyueKodamaes She's not white. She's Jewish.

Nothing can be more true than this comment

I think he's the Rapper SHO !

Pop Sho!

That girl is below average even by Ukrainian standards

I knew he looked familiar lmao

Babababalenciaga

Didn't expect someone to recognize him lmaooo Sho is legend

it's the homie that drives a gold nissan!

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@@ghosthouse5773 HUH?? NISSAN? This is a Benz bro. BENZ.

If you’re born and raised in a certain country you are culturally THAT country. You went through school there, you speak the language fluently, you know the customs and traditions, you speak the way they speak, you have their mannerisms etc. Maybe not racially, but you are culturally tied to that country. The country will really influence you.

Insta famous. For liking sushi

Yeah! You don’t know about SHO and his golden Lamborghini?

Yeah Sho is a very popular musician. Big fan

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SHOOOOOO

Exactly. Since it is about the looks of Japanese people, which I will reasonably define to be the looks of any Japanese citizen, she has the right looks for the contest, since she IS a Japanese citizen, and thus looks like one.

@@fordhouse8b That's so not the case dude, by your logic they could pic any western passing citizen. The message is clear. The one with the most eurocentric looks won. They're basically telling their population they're not pretty enough to be represented by anyone who looks like them, so they rather go with someone who doesn't.

@@fordhouse8b You completely missed the point my friend. A person doesn't look like a japanese citizen through their passport lol. She doesn't have or represent the physical features of the japanese people, thus she didn't even meet the prerequisite for the contest.

@@MademoiselleRed1390 I did not say she (or any random girl with Eurocentric appearance) has the ONLY right looks for the contest. What I mean is that her looks fall within the acceptable spectrum of looks to represent the Japanese nation. Any random Japanese citizen qualifies, which means that obviously more often can not, someone with genetically Japanese looks will win, since such persons constitute the great majority of Japanese nationals, but that occasionally, someone with different looks will win. And if you bother to read up on the contest rules, they clearly specify that the contest is not only about looks. A come on, she is a cute girl, but neither she nor any of there fellow contestants were all that in my opinion, so if was only about looks, the entire slate failed. Which is not to say any of them are ugly, far from it. But the most beautiful girls in Japan? Not by a long shot.

@@rikudou947 YOU missed the point. The pageant represents Japanese nationals, as in Japanese citizens, not Japanese nationals with ‘pure’ Japanese DNA. It is right in the contest rules. 1. must be a Japanese national. 2. Must be unmarried. This is the group she must represent. She is a part of that group, so by definition, she falls within the acceptable range of looks for the purposes and goals of this contest. The rules of the game define what looks are acceptable, and the rules of the game say she is eligible to compete. What document produced by the pageant organizers are you citing that specifies that she does not meet the prerequisites for the contest? The organizers let her compete, so clearly she met whatever prerequisites they decided on, which they have the sole discretion to set.

Maybe we should be less concerned about being "cancelled".

Pageants should be cancelled because it's basically a Beauty Zoo if we went that extreme. Pandas are from China. You see their natural beauty. There's no Pandas in Africa. There's no natural beauty, it was imported.

hes a dumb kid probably with very little experience about the world outside nihon, like most nihonjins living in their bubble

He 100% right. Cry rivers.

Can't really compare US and Japan. They are two entirely different countries. The US (like Canada) was founded on the idea (although not always living up to) that anyone from anywhere could be American. A nation that started out immigrants from Europe. For Japan, that is a new idea. So, I think Japan can kind get away with this mindset for now. I still hold that black/asian people in Europe are not really European. Does this make me a racist? Maybe, idk.

So what of a half japanese person born and raised in Japan? Japanese is the only language they know and they have never left? If they take on the physical features people associate with the other parent then they are no longer right?

@@aaronmontgomery2055 they are still Japanese and since it about looks, wouldn’t even care if they would be raised in the Japanese manner, or even living in Japan.

@@RT-qt1xh How about a quarter Japanese person that was born and raised in Japan? How far back do we have to go until they're no longer eligible to represent Japan?

@@RicochetForce doesn’t matter, it’s not only about Japan, also miss Germany or miss Russia, miss Ukraine, it should be the ethnic group, when it’s about the look. A quarter isn’t enough

@@RT-qt1xh Who are you to claim a quarter isn't enough? What if a quarter means she has the typical Japanese phenotype and the only way you'd know she was 1/4 was if she said so or via records? 1/4 is a quite arbitrary point as well. Why not exclude 1/2 Japanese people?

I like sushi

​@@aastro_aash Stewed golden snapper is recommended

Japan and US are built differently. However, because Half Japanese girl has Japanese blood in her veins, Japanese people see her as Japanese.