nigerians in japan???

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"Bobby Ologun is a popular Japanese TV personality from Nigeria."

He's a clown though. The Japanese only find him amusing because of the fact that he reinforces the least flattering stereotypes of foreigners in general, and blacks in particular. Even if he's being "ironic", the joke is being lost on the public-at-large.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 5 October 2006 02:47 (seventeen years ago) link

No argument here.

― Super Cub (Debito), Thursday, 5 October 2006 05:02 (seventeen years ago) link

There's popular type of music in Nigeria called Fuji. And on the other side of that coin, some Japanese names really sound Nigerian, e.g. Odawara. I suspect I may not have answered your question.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Thursday, 5 October 2006 06:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Many of the hip-hop clothing stores in areas like Shibuya and Harajuku are owned (or at least operated) by Nigerians.

― Super Cub (Debito), Thursday, 5 October 2006 07:17 (seventeen years ago) link

"Many of the hip-hop clothing stores in areas like Shibuya and Harajuku are owned (or at least operated) by Nigerians."

And Kawasaki, Chiba, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka - everywhere really. A lot of those guys pretend to be from Brooklyn or Los Angeles because it increases their street cred with the Japanese girls who, bless their hearts, can't tell the difference between accents anyway.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 5 October 2006 08:01 (seventeen years ago) link

I also saw black guys (dunno if Nigerian) selling reggae type tat/Bob Marley memorabilia around Harajuku

― Mark Co (Markco), Thursday, 5 October 2006 08:02 (seventeen years ago) link

A lot of those guys pretend to be from Brooklyn or Los Angeles because it increases their street cred with the Japanese girls who, bless their hearts, can't tell the difference between accents anyway.

Yeah, this always cracks me up, because these guys are so obviously not American. It's like black skin + hip-hop clothes = the same as the guys in the videos.

― Super Cub (Debito), Thursday, 5 October 2006 08:14 (seventeen years ago) link

As much as I rag on Nigerians, in fairness, I should admit a relative of mine is alluded to in gabbneb's post.

― Badrock Example (Barima), Thursday, 5 October 2006 08:16 (seventeen years ago) link

i got an email from a nigerian once. we remain pen pals.

― chakra khan chakra khan (sanskrit), Thursday, 5 October 2006 11:54 (seventeen years ago) link

I knew a nigerian who lived in japan.

he didn't drink coffee, he took tea
he liked his toast done on one side
and you could tell from his accent when he said 'arigato'
he's a nigerian man in tokyo

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 5 October 2006 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link

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― darren (darren), Thursday, 5 October 2006 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Ken, that limerick was terrible.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Thursday, 5 October 2006 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Seconded

― Fluffy Bear, among 100% of the population (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 5 October 2006 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

As much as I rag on Nigerians, in fairness, I should admit a relative of mine is alluded to in gabbneb's post.

Bayo?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 October 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link

one year passes...

China is investing a lot into Africa

― Heave Ho, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 23:28 (sixteen years ago) link

which enables Africans to settle in Japan

― Heave Ho, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link

A lot of those guys pretend to be from Brooklyn or Los Angeles because it increases their street cred with the Japanese girls who, bless their hearts, can't tell the difference between accents anyway.
Yeah, this always cracks me up, because these guys are so obviously not American. It's like black skin + hip-hop clothes = the same as the guys in the videos.

i kinda understand what you guys are saying but not sure if you have been to nigeria lately, cuz urban streetwear fashion is fairly omnipresent globally.