: opposed to or hostile toward Japanese people, policies, or culture
anti-Japanese prejudice
Examples of anti-Japanese in a Sentence
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In online sports communities, Ohtani was frequently the target of anti-Japanese sentiment.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
And in 2012, anti-Japanese protests erupted in China after a territorial conflict between Japan and China over the Diaoyu Islands, which are called the Senkaku Islands by Japan.
—Laura He, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Immediately after the election, there were fears that Trump would stick to his anti-Japanese accusations from the campaign, especially given Abe’s meeting with the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the UN General Assembly in September 2016.
—Takako Hikotani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The decision set off a wave of violent anti-Japanese demonstrations across China.
—Allen Carlson, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2013
The anti-Japanese business rhetoric is reminiscent of the 1980s, when U.S.-Japan trade tensions threatened to undermine a critically important bilateral alliance during the Cold War.
—William Chou, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
Near the end of the war, a huge anti-Japanese rally was held on the Brawley high school football field.
—Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2023
In 2012, trade relations sank to a low point when Japan nationalized a group of islands in the East China Sea claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, fueling violent anti-Japanese protests across cities in China.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
The most recent outbursts fit with a two-decade pattern of the Chinese Communist Party picking moments to tap into deep streams of anti-Japanese sentiment as a way of bolstering popular support.
—Lillian Yang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
And in 2012, anti-Japanese protests erupted in China after a territorial conflict between Japan and China over the Diaoyu Islands, which are called the Senkaku Islands by Japan.
—Laura He, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Immediately after the election, there were fears that Trump would stick to his anti-Japanese accusations from the campaign, especially given Abe’s meeting with the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the UN General Assembly in September 2016.
—Takako Hikotani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The decision set off a wave of violent anti-Japanese demonstrations across China.
—Allen Carlson, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2013
The anti-Japanese business rhetoric is reminiscent of the 1980s, when U.S.-Japan trade tensions threatened to undermine a critically important bilateral alliance during the Cold War.
—William Chou, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
Near the end of the war, a huge anti-Japanese rally was held on the Brawley high school football field.
—Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2023
In 2012, trade relations sank to a low point when Japan nationalized a group of islands in the East China Sea claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, fueling violent anti-Japanese protests across cities in China.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
The most recent outbursts fit with a two-decade pattern of the Chinese Communist Party picking moments to tap into deep streams of anti-Japanese sentiment as a way of bolstering popular support.
—Lillian Yang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Anti-Japanese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Japanese. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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