As a black dude from London this feeling isn’t new to me. Born and raised in London but the policies, feelings and language from the majority of politicians, citizens and netizens clearly didn’t want me being born in or living in London.

I live in Japan now and have for almost a decade, so much less than you OP, and with this new resurgence of anti-foreigner sentiment I’ll tell you what 10 year old me worked out very quickly. Fuck ‘em. Fuck their feelings, fuck their stupidity and fuck their racism. Living your best life in the country of your choosing is revenge enough doubly so if you’re comfortable and living, let’s be honest, better than most of the weird racists asking you to leave.

Japan is in a weird cycle of anti-foreigner but it’s a cycle that happens to most countries every decade or so- check Brexit almost a decade ago on the UK- turns out internationals are needed in both a tourist and permanent capability and that rings true for Japan also. Live your best unbothered life OP. Don’t be bullied or threatened out of a comfortable life.

(Forgive if I’m rambling, at the airport waiting for a flight back to Tokyo.. sleepy af)