anti-Japanese

adjective

an·​ti-Jap·​a·​nese
ˌan-tē-ˌja-pə-ˈnēz,
-ˈnēs,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Japanese (audio)
: opposed to or hostile toward Japanese people, policies, or culture
anti-Japanese prejudice

Examples of anti-Japanese in a Sentence

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The Native Sons of the Golden West, who were notoriously anti-Japanese, swooped in to defend the squatters and warned her to leave the county immediately. Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Kamikawa also called on Beijing to crack down on anti-Japanese sentiment online. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 But nationalism, xenophobia and anti-Japanese sentiment are on the rise in the country, often fanned by state media. Junko Ogura, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 China and Japan are major trade partners, but the Chinese public still has strong memories of Japanese military occupation before and during World War II, and anti-Japanese sentiment stoked by Chinese authorities sometimes flares into protests and boycotts. Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024 Video Ad Feedback Four Americans are stabbed in a shock attack in China 04:20 - Source: CNN Ultra-nationalism has risen across China and Chinese social media in recent years, as has anti-American and anti-Japanese sentiment. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 July 2024 And this is far from the first time anti-Japanese sentiment has inflamed the nation, said James Palmer in Foreign Policy (Washington). The Week Uk, theweek, 14 July 2024 China’s internet companies are cracking down on online hate speech, and specifically anti-Japanese speech, following the fatal stabbing of a Chinese woman trying to protect a Japanese mother and child last week. Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 2 July 2024 Platforms such as Douyin and Weibo have previously been loath to take down nationalist—and often anti-Japanese—comments. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Japanese was in 1860

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“Anti-Japanese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Japanese. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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