What is it like to be a foreign worker in Tokyo?

Are those establishments stripper bars, perhaps? I can’t speak to that. Also, I don’t live near US military bases, where I hear more stories of friction and signs on sex-joints about who is welcome and who isn’t. In normal (non-sextrade) hospitality industry, if/when a restaurant puts a sign only in Chinese saying, “everyone at the table must order a dish” or something, it makes the news here.

I’m pleasantly surprised to see so many interviewees in the video say they believe pay is the same between Japanese and foreign workers. The exception, which surprises no one, is the technical intern system, which needs serious overhaul or straight up abolishment. Too much abuse and too little oversight.