Jap
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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
Headlines announcing Japan's surrender in World War II
WWII propaganda poster using a rhyming slogan in its text
WWII propaganda poster showing a snake representing Japan being bombed by an eagle.
Neutral sign advertising "Jap Rice" in Singapore
Anti-Japanese sentiment
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Anti-Japanese sentiment is the fear or dislike of Japan or Japanese culture. Anti-Japanese sentiment can take many forms, from antipathy toward Japan as a country to racist or xenophobic hatred of Jap
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…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 Allowed", were hung in some businesses, with service denied to…
Poster outside of a restaurant in Guangzhou, China
Anti-Japanese slogan on a wall in Luoyang: "Japanese guizi are pieces of shit"
"Boycott Japan" sticker on shop in Mokpo
Demonstrators in Taipei, Taiwan, host signs telling "Japanese devils" to "get out" of the Senkaku Islands after an escalation of disputes.