<p>@jamesinho,</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing that up. 
And I’m so glad you responded to my post. I read a bit about that from personal stories from people who lived in Japan when I was reading about whether or not I’d face discrimination if I lived there for a couple years.</p>
<p>The personal accounts of light-skinned and Japanese-Americans and Haafu’s living in Japan kept saying the same thing: “It’s so annoying how everytime I speak Japanese to anyone they act surprised and say ‘Oh! You know how to speak Japanese? Wooooowww.’” I can imagine that would get reallllyyyy old after a while… Especially after you begin feeling like Japan is home but nobody accepts you like it’s your home.</p>
<p>I’ve never had the opportunity to talk to anyone about living in Japan. Do you think I should give it a try and study abroad there for a year? I hope to get better as speaking Japanese. And if I got better at speaking Japanese, is there any plausibility to living in Japan for a few years? Will I ever feel acceptance? Will I be able to make friends/get a good job/etc?</p>
<p>Thanks for your response :)</p>