Well...before the clans change their mind hell will freeze. You know that. Well as i said i only know that stuff from him and he is one time nice other time talks mysterious bullshit. Sometimes talks nothing and makes an arrogant face, denie to shake chinese hands and claims he has flu...lol other time he is helpful. It depends.
I did tell you that we have another "normal" japanese guy at university. When the two meet each other, the normal reached his hand...and Akira just stared at him. The other one looked away and went red in the face and went away. I have no clue what happened but i think you guys don´t usually shake hands...so Akira propably felt insulted. You guys also don´t stare each other in the eyes, so i assume it was a "power - dominance" thing. You said you know his family. So i assume you can judge better about this.
Akira seems like he's way too conservative. In Japan I can understand because normally we don't shake hands, but we great by customary bow. Perhaps your friend Akira took it as insult when another Nihonjin offers to shake hand because that's now our way of greeting.
But man , if we go outside of the country and live / work in the west like USA or Germany, it's best we adopt the customs of the land you know? To assimilate is good because we don't appear out of place or seem rude by failing to assimilate in tu host country.
So how's your friend Akira nowadays ? Still angry that you asked him if he was Part Ainu?? LOL!!
Can't believe I am the first Chinese reply to this thread, and carryon with the Chinese Mentality, I will have to say - SCREW YOU ALL...lol
Chinese do not have inferior complex, yes, they look up to white skin, but that is not because they (Chinese) think White = Superior, it's just a strange face stand out in a familiar place.
People with Blonde hair blue eyes (or green eyes) complexion are rare in China, or in Hong Kong, you need to go to some specific place to meet foreigner in Hong Kong.
This is probably the same Chinese or Asian became exotic when they are in a White Country, in my wife's village in Sweden, they never even met an Asian before, they saw it on TV or in Movie but not face to face and I became quite a celebrity in her remote village
Duuuuude!! In Japan, specially in the countryside it's very rare to see gaijin walking about. So if ever there are European tourists , specially blonde haired ones , everyone looks LOL!
I think like it is every Japanese man's dream to date a White woman. They're just so exotic looking LOL!
And pretty too ...