Is there a rational explanation why donations to American and European schools in Japan get preferential tax treatment, but donations to Korean and Chinese schools do not?
And while we’re on the subject, does anyone know if Korea gives tax breaks for donations to international schools, including hwagyo hakkyo for ethnic Chinese?
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I would assume because Korean and Chinese schools are attended by Japanese nationals of ethnic Korean and Chinese origin, whereas American and European schools are attended by foreigners. No real point in encouraging a fifth column among its own nationals.
Japanese people are racists to begin with and they have “white” envy. They are bananas; yellow on the outside, white on the inside.
sort of agree with Baduk on that. Anime in the 70s and 80s had protagonists who looked like white kids, but had Japanese names. Anime in the 90s suddenly went back to pride in having yellow skin and black hair. Protagonists now look more like Japanese kids with yellow skin and black hair. I asked non Korean, non Japanese people on several occasions if they thought Japanese people were racist, based on their experiences there. Pretty much most of them said yes.
The preferential tax treatment could be an FDI attraction initiative. Better schools are a draw card for foreign executives with school age kids. Korea provide all sorts of tax exemptions and other incentives to encourage foreign investment in hospitals and schools in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province.
Zhang: I’ve heard that most people of Korean descent in Japan are infact permanent residents, not Japanese citizens.