Tokyo-born Priyanka Yoshikawa of Japanese-Indian descent, or "haafu'' (Japanese for half), was crowned Miss Japan on Monday, setting off a debate on race in the island country. Facebook user Jonas Norell said, "If everyone wants 'pure' Japanese, how many generations does it take for someone to be 'pure'? I hope she will do well as a Japan representative in the Miss World contest!" Zero national characteristics," grumbled one Twitter user, according to an AFP report, while another fumed: "It's like we're saying a pure Japanese face can't be a winner. "When I'm abroad, people never ask me what mix I am.As Miss Japan, hopefully I can help change perceptions so that it can be the same here too.

Source: Economic Times September 07, 2016 06:18 UTC