Jonnyboy117 asked these questions in the Famicast Ep 3 talkback:
If you have a significant other in Japan, is that person Japanese or a foreigner like you?
I can't answer for the other Famicast crew, but as for me: Yes, and yes, Japanese
Have you found being a foreigner an asset or hindrance in getting dates/attention?
Two very different questions! Any non-Japanese face gets some degree of attention, some might say different races of people get different kinds of attention in Japan for whatever reason.
As for getting dates, this belief that Japanese girls giggle and swoon over any white guy that comes though the gates at the airport is getting less and less relevant each passing year. Thanks to thousands of slimy douchebags coming to Japan with that very belief, Japanese girls are catching on. While that may have been true in 1990, I'd say much less so now. If you can't get dates in your home country, don't expect some magical power when you arrive in Japan!
In your relationship, has the cultural divide been a significant issue?
Not in my case. But one example I've heard from others is when the girl/boyfriend couldn't speak English every well, or at all, and when it came to the "meet the parents" situation there were problems.
But that'd be the case for any international relationship, no?