Overview Anti-Japanese sentiment

anti-japanese sentiments range animosity towards japanese government s actions , disdain japanese culture racism against japanese people. sentiments of dehumanization have been fueled anti-japanese propaganda of allied governments in world war ii; propaganda of racially disparaging character. anti-japanese sentiment may strongest in china, north korea, , south korea, due atrocities committed japanese military.

in past, anti-japanese sentiment contained innuendos of japanese people barbaric. following meiji restoration of 1868, japan intent adopt western ways in attempt join west industrialized imperial power, lack of acceptance of japanese in west complicated integration , assimilation. 1 commonly held view japanese evolutionarily inferior. (navarro 2000, ... a date live in infamy ) japanese culture viewed suspicion , disdain.

while passions have settled since japan s surrender in world war ii, tempers continue flare on occasion on widespread perception japanese government has made insufficient penance past atrocities, or has sought whitewash history of these events. today, though japanese government has effected compensatory measures, anti-japanese sentiment continues based on historical , nationalist animosities linked imperial japanese military aggression , atrocities. japan s delay in clearing more 700,000 (according japanese government) pieces of life-threatening , environment contaminating chemical weapons buried in china @ end of world war ii cause of anti-japanese sentiment.

periodically, individuals within japan spur external criticism. former prime minister junichiro koizumi heavily criticized south korea , china annually paying respects war dead @ yasukuni shrine, enshrines fought , died japan during world war ii, including 1,068 convicted war criminals. right-wing nationalist groups have produced history textbooks whitewashing japanese atrocities, , recurring controversies on these books attract hostile foreign attention.

some anti-japanese sentiment originates business practices used japanese companies, such dumping.