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About five or six years ago, black men, who described themselves, to anyone who enquired, as "American," began appearing on the streets of Kabukicho, working as touts for topless bars and casinos.
Actually, reports Tokusatsu Shinsengumi (1/7), they were Nigerians, and groups of them can now be found each night not only in Tokyo's major drinking areas, but in neighboring Yokohama and Saitama as well.
With a population of some 135 million in a land area roughly 2.5 times that of Japan, Nigeria is the world's ninth most densely populated country, with roughly 20 percent of Africa's population south of the Sahara.
"It's a big country with all kinds of people," says a Nigerian bar operator in Kabukicho.
"They can't make it to Japan without having at least some money.
Many people in other parts of Africa don't have enough to buy a ticket."
Nigerians in Japan toil at a wide variety of occupations: as construction workers; painters; in auto junkyards; and in the service sector.
But as many speak English, they find work in entertainment areas.
Some come to Japan following the footsteps of other relatives, who send them money for their journey.
Tokusatsu Shinsengumi supposes the figure may be considerably higher.
"I picked up a Japanese woman on the street and was able to get her to marry me right away," boasts a Nigerian street tout who said he's been in Japan for eight years.
"It's my ticket to stay in Japan."
Another common approach is to meet young women in foreigners clubs and discos in Roppongi or Akasaka and get them pregnant, the aim being marriage and legal resident status.
There is even a site now on the Internet for Japanese women married to Nigerians that provides information on recipes for traditional foods, culture and customs, as well as offering a forum for airing concerns.