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What kind of asian are you? (Original Post)
Jesus Malverde
May 2015
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Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)1. I'm not "Asian"
but I've been in this part of the world long enough to be considered, to a certain extent, "Japanese".
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)2. I'm a Kyushu man in my heart.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)3. I'm a "Kanto man"
but if I had my "druthers", I would have been a "Kansai man".
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)4. The way I heard it.
You want the Kanto man to work for you.
You want the Kansai man to lead your company.
The Kyushu man to lead your army.
Some background on the regional differences in Japan.
http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/19/kansai-vs-kanto-why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/
http://blog.gaijinpot.com/kansai-versus-kanto/
http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat18/sub115/item612.html
http://www.quora.com/What-are-stereotypes-that-Japanese-people-have-about-other-Japanese
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)5. One other interesting factoid...
The top ten list of richest Japanese are dominated by Japanese of south Korean decent.