Gaijin

Japanese term used to describe a non-Japanese investor in Japan (outside person). A more polite version of the same word is gaikokujin which means outside country person.

Gaijin

The Japanese word for foreigner. The term is often used to describe non-Japanese persons and organizations who invest in Japanese securities.

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Dusty could be regarded as a mere gaijin, but Harry is different owing to his relationship with Eiko Tanaka, a sister of Ken and a bar owner.

Comparative Study of Yojimbo, Seven Samurai and The Yakuza, Black Rain

The head chef and co-owner at Gaijin - which means the "outside person" - will be recognisable to Birmingham's sushi lovers.

Chef takes centre stage at tiny sushi restaurant

Inside Birmingham's tiniest new restaurant Gaijin Sushi - seating just ten people

Underground restaurant and bar Tattu to open at The Grand hotel later this year; The Grand's 5,000 sq ft basement boiler room will be transformed into a spectacular new venue

Japan Inc has 117 trillion yen in cash on corporate balance sheet and the government pension fund, let alone gaijin investors, can well increase allocations to Japanese equities in 2018.

Macro scenarios and the Japanese stock market

Another combat flight simulator called War Thunder is available from developer Gaijin Entertainment.

STEPPING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM INTO VIRTUALITY: USING MMORPGs TO TEACH HISTORY

Em 1980, dentre outras, destacam-se Tizuka Yamasaki, com Gaijin, Caminhos da liberdade e Suzana Amaral com a adaptacao do livro de Clarice Lispector, A hora da estrela.

Gender Relations in Cinema: Contestation and Resistance/ Relacoes de genero no cinema: contestacao e resistencia

The Japanese word for "foreigner" - gaijin - comprises the words for "outside" and "person." The implication is that non-Japanese people can never truly understand Japanese culture.

Japan's 'land of opportunity'

Born disabled, Jewish, gay -- used to being an outsider in America -- the author realizes, to his surprise, that in Japan, none of these identities holds as much significance as being a gaijin. Foreignness becomes a complex privilege that removes barriers, while anxieties about disability recede in the presence of people who regard it as a "physical fact."

In the Province of the Gods

It later began to apply to "North Atlantic merchant sailors, Caribbean au pairs in the United States, Egyptian guest workers in Iraq, Japanese women who take gaijin lovers".

Empathetic cosmopolitanism: South Africa and the quest for global citizenship

Gaijin Entertainment has announced a new first-person shooter for the PC that is set in World War II. The game, called "Enlisted," features a squad-based online multiplayer system, as well as a campaign mode based on real-life historical battles.

'Enlisted' Is A New WW2 Shooter For PC

Another one, Apache: Air Assault made by Russian video game studio Gaijin Entertainment, also features Russian troops attacking IS targets in Syria.

Virtual terror!

Whereas most gaijin are used to ordering first and finding a seat later, Japanese customers know they're supposed to grab a table, leave their possessions there, and then go to the counter to make their purchases.

Tokyo in translation: when immersing oneself in unfamiliar surroundings, sometimes even the tiniest hints of familiarity can be misread

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