Japan’s Overlooked Ethnic Diversity

Shimoji Lawrence Yoshitaka talks about mixed-race Japanese people in an online interview.

Shimoji Lawrence Yoshitaka’s ethnicity according to the results of a DNA test conducted by the Ancestry website.

Andō Jose (left) after winning the Akutagawa Prize in January 2025 (© Jiji), and the first volume of Fujimi Yoiko’s Hanbun kyōdai (Half-Siblings). (© Fujimi Yoiko/Torch Web)