diff --git a/src/events/intro/locationIntro.tw b/src/events/intro/locationIntro.tw
index 0f2702c69f50d4b266a04af0e4ba7a245d533030..79a8c4009df3cda17379a1aabc33cb9bcd7ba453 100644
--- a/src/events/intro/locationIntro.tw
+++ b/src/events/intro/locationIntro.tw
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ As the old countries crumble and technology stagnates, the gap between rich and
 [[the Middle East|Intro Summary][$continent = "the Middle East", $language = "Arabic"]]
 [[Africa|Intro Summary][$continent = "Africa", $language = "Arabic"]]
 [[Asia|Intro Summary][$continent = "Asia", $language = "Chinese"]]
-[[Japan|Intro Summary][$continent = "Japan", $language = "Japanese", $PC.race = "asian", $PC.nationality = "Japanese", $PC.hColor = "black", $PC.eyeColor = "brown"]]
+<<if $freshPC == 1 || $saveImported == 0>>
+	[[Japan|Intro Summary][$continent = "Japan", $language = "Japanese", $PC.race = "asian", $PC.nationality = "Japanese", $PC.hColor = "black", $PC.eyeColor = "brown"]]
+<<else>>
+	[[Japan|Intro Summary][$continent = "Japan", $language = "Japanese"]]
+<</if>>
 [[Australia|Intro Summary][$continent = "Australia", $language = "English"]]
 <br>
 //Slaves from countries in the selected continent will appear more frequently.//