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For example:

• She texts you back, and ask a question.
• She texts you when there's no apparent reason.
• She's up for meeting you alone.
• She compliments you a lot. Or, over-agrees with you.
• She says, 'Please ask me out again,' after a date.
• She laughs more than necessary. (But this is a weak sign if you are an English speaking man and she doesn't speak English well. She might just be nervous speaking English.)
• She doesn't say 'I'm busy this month' when you ask her out, and she gives a detailed reason why a particular date is not convenient for her.

Writing those makes me feel kind of romantic haha. She won't probably say 'I like you' directly. So look for subtle sings.

There is one problem that many western women/Japanese men couples seem to have: lack of verbal communication from Japanese men. I think the best scenario is when both of them are willing to work on it. Western women can learn more about how Japanese men send non-verbal messages, and Japanese men about how to talk about what they have in mind.

As for western men/Japanese women couples, I often see unmatched expectations. I've known many cases where western men wanted something more serious than Japanese women. (I'm sure this also happens other way around though.)

• Japanese people can have mixed views towards interracial couples, They can be quite judgemental or overly complimentary. For example, when I was going out with a while girl, some people randomly said that she was beautiful. It wouldn't have happened if she had been a Japanese, or Asian girl.
• As far as the marriage is concerned, Japanese men/foreign women couples are far more common in Japan. Most of those Japanese men are married to other Asian women. When it comes to western people, I think western men/Japanese women couples are more common.
• I don't think we have a specific term in mainland Japan. However, in Okinawa, they seems to have a word amejo which means women who go out with American GIs.

I think general attitude towards LGBT people in Japan is somewhat close to 'Don't ask, don't tell'. They are almost never hostile to LGBT people, but they don't really want to talk about it either. Also, the LGBT community in Japan is not very vocal. You very rarely hear Japanese people talk about gay rights. Religion might be one thing. I don't think the majority of Japanese people have strong opinions about LGBT people.

The Kenyan guy says that he met Japanese women who specifically wanted to date African-American men. Some of his African friends would pretend to be American to get girls. He also mentioned that many people have trouble seeing him beyond the usual African stereotypes.