Japanophilia

Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)

German philosopher (1869-1946)

thumb|Young Ladies Looking at Japanese Objects by the painter James Tissot in 1869 is a representation of the popular curiosity about all Japanese items that started with the opening of the country in the [[Meiji Restoration of the 1860s.]] Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japonisme was first described by French art critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872.

right|thumb|Lafcadio Hearn, who adopted the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an early Western advocate of Japanese culture.

a worldwide community of fans of anime and manga

1899 book by Inazo Nitobe

Political party in South Korea

pejorative term used in sociopolitical discourse in China to refer to Chinese people who are perceived to hold extreme pro-Japanese and anti-Chinese sentiments