Anti-Japanese sentiment

Russian politician (1946–2022)

California governor (1911-17) and senator (1917-45)

2009 film by Louie Psihoyos

Chinese-American writer

hatred or fear of anything Japanese

rape of 12-year-old Japanese girl by U.S. servicemen

thumb|Headlines announcing Surrender of Japan|Japan's surrender in [[World War II]] Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese". In the United States, Japanese Americans have come to find the term offensive because of the internment they suffered during World War II. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jap was not considered primarily offensive. However, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Japanese declaration of war on the US, the term began to be used derogatorily, as anti-Japanese sentiment increased. During the war, signs using the epithet, with messages such as "No Japs

period of internment of Japanese people in Canada

Ramsey Khalid Ismael, better known as Johnny Somali, is an American former live streamer and YouTuber, best known for his provocative and hostile behavior while in other countries. Ismael has been banned from Twitch, Kick, Rumble and Parti. His behavior has resulted in his arrest, detention and conviction in various countries, including Japan, Israel, and South Korea. Ismael pled guilty to several charges in South Korea, and in 2026 he was sentenced to six months in prison.

German anthropologist (1892-1965)

1942 map by Maurice Gomberg

Gook ( or ) is a derogatory term for people of East and Southeast Asian descent. Its origin is unclear, but it may have originated among U.S. Marines during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902). Historically, U.S. military personnel used the word "to refer to any dark-skinned foreigner, especially a non-European or non-American."Roediger, David. (March 1992).

history of racial discrimination

Series of Riots in Jakarta, 1974

Racially motivated massacre in 1911 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico

The three anti-Japanese Asian countries: China, South Korea, and North Korea

actions of contempt or rejection towards a specific group within Mexican society

1958 film directed by Val Guest

In Indonesian historiography, the term Bersiap ("Get ready" or "Be prepared" in English) refers to the violent and chaotic beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution following the end of World War II in Asia. In Indonesia, the term Berdaulat ("Sovereign") is also used for this transitional period. It began after Sukarno's proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945 and culminated during the power vacuum between the withdrawal of Japanese occupational forces and the gradual buildup of a British military presence, before the official handover to a Dutch military presence in Ma