My interracial marriage in China and what it's like - a perspective

[CarlYasutomo]

15. 1990s seems a bit late for that kind of attitude...

I (white American guy) arrived in Japan in the 1990s and was fortunate not to encounter the same attitude you found in your in-laws. There is actually a large proportion of the Japanese population that admires the US and has positive feelings toward Americans. The relatively enlightened policies of the occupying forces after WW2 (which focused on rebuilding Japan) has a lot to do with that. My host family when I was a student basically said, "Thank God we were occupied by the US and not the Soviets."

My father-in-law, who my wife had told me was very racist, fortunately found the maturity to welcome me into their family and was very gracious toward me.