I swear these people can't help but be colonizers.
Ukrainian-born model winning Miss Japan re-ignites identity debate
24 January 2024
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By Shaimaa Khalil
Tokyo correspondent
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The newly-crowned Miss Japan, Karolina Shiino, is flanked by her court after her coronation in Tokyo
"There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese."
That's what a tearful Karolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday.
The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine, moved to Japan at the age of five and was raised in Nagoya.
She is the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the pageant, but her victory has re-ignited a debate on what it means to be Japanese.
While some recognised her victory as a "sign of the times", others have said she does not look like a "Miss J
apan" should.
Ukrainian-born model winning Miss Japan re-ignites identity debate
A beauty queen has once again re-ignited a debate on what it means to be Japanese.
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Ukrainian-born model winning Miss Japan re-ignites identity debate
24 January 2024
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By Shaimaa Khalil
Tokyo correspondent
MISS NIPPON ASSOCIATION Carolina Shiino Miss japan 2024MISS NIPPON ASSOCIATION
The newly-crowned Miss Japan, Karolina Shiino, is flanked by her court after her coronation in Tokyo
"There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese."
That's what a tearful Karolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday.
The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine, moved to Japan at the age of five and was raised in Nagoya.
She is the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the pageant, but her victory has re-ignited a debate on what it means to be Japanese.
While some recognised her victory as a "sign of the times", others have said she does not look like a "Miss J
apan" should.