A Malaysian man living in Japan shared a painful experience on Threads after finding hateful posters stuck on his house and car, demanding that he leave the country.
Found posters after returning from work
The man, Banden, who lives in Yokohama, said he came home from work to find several printed notes pasted on his front door and car.
The messages, written in Japanese, told him to “go back to your country”.
He expressed his hurt in a message written in Japanese, saying, “To those with extreme conservative views — are you satisfied now? This really hurt me deeply.”
A lifelong admiration for Japan
He explained that he has loved Japanese culture since young. His parents were also fans of Japan, and he grew up surrounded by Japanese influences like anime, manga, Japanese cars and gaming consoles.
“After years of hard work, I finally fulfilled his dream by moving to Japan last year,” he wrote.
He bought a house and car, and is now working as an English teacher, adding he enjoys his job and has happy moments with his students every day.
He also said he has no bad intentions and never thought of committing crimes or causing any harm.
I just want to live here peacefully and contribute to a country I truly love,” he wrote.
Some users, believed to be Japanese citizens, pointed out that the posters were likely not written by a native speaker after spotting several grammar mistakes and unnatural sentence structures.
Pleads not to judge all foreigners the same
He acknowledged that there are some problematic foreigners in Japan and said he doesn’t support their actions either.
But he urged locals not to generalise, saying, “To Japanese people who dislike all foreigners — please understand, not every foreigner is a bad person.”
He ended by asking for acceptance and respect, saying he only wants to live peacefully in Japan, a country he has admired for so long.
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