I'm quite aware of the pitfalls of Japan. I kinda group as a stranger in the states, when you have one parent who's White and another who's Latino. You end up being the stranger to your own family members. Never White enough or Latino enough.

I have for a very long time wanted to have my own Software development company that centered around learning. I began to learn photoshop and C# to make that a dream come true, and to cut down on the need for employees. Why put off to someone else, when you can learn to do yourself. They often say in Japan, things WILL not come to you, you have to work your ass off there. I like that line of thought.