Black Tokyo Webmaster

Eric L. Robinson (Zurui) is a Detroit, Michigan native who has lived and worked in Asia for about two decades. Having spent a little over 16-years in Japan, his Black Tokyo blog posts have been mentioned on CNN, CNN Political Blog, France 24, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Japan Times and others. Robinson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York, diplomas from the Defense Language Institute-Foreign Language Center in Basic and Intermediate Korean language and is completing a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs – Far East Asia from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Robinson is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and  speaks English, Japanese and Korean. He is working on a fictional novel that deals with his life in Japan and other parts of Asia over the course of 28-years.

Black Tokyo Website

Black Tokyo (BT) was created to provide a voice and a network for Blacks living in Japan. BT also seeks to provide news on Japan and will address inaccurate or false information, stereotypes and other issues concerning Blacks in Japan. This site does not seek to bash Japan or its inhabitants. BT’s main purpose is to provide the reader with information and encourage discussion on Japan.

Black Tokyo Disclaimer

All content written by the site owner, Zurui, is based on his personal and professional experience and research. The opinions of BT  writers DO NOT represent the views of any branch of the US Government, the Government of Japan, public or private companies, any political party or public/private organization.

BT receives no public funding. BT may periodically sell merchandise purchased with the personal funds of the site owner to fund BT-related events or to manufacture additional BT-themed items.

Black Tokyo and BT 9638010 are the registered trademark properties of the site owner. Additionally, content received from contributing writers or via links to other websites/blogs (see Common Creative for additional information) may not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Zurui or BT. However, in order to provide fair and balanced reporting and to present the other side of a story, there may be posts that run counter to personal or public opinion.

Please feel free to email your questions or comments to: info[at mark]blacktokyo.com.

Thank you for reading Black Tokyo!

Best regards,

Zurui