TOKYO: The newly crowned Miss World Japan is hardly a typical Japanese woman. She says her victory is perhaps a sign that Japan is becoming more tolerant of diversity. "I think (being mixed race) is getting more acceptable," she said, citing her victory as the second in a row. "Japanese with foreign roots or cultural backgrounds have faced discrimination, though less so as global exchanges prompt more international marriages. If I didn't live in India, or India was not inside me or part of me, I don't think I would have been here talking as Miss World Japan," she said.

Source: Times of India September 08, 2016 13:41 UTC