Anti-Japanese sentiment

Demonstrators in Taipei, Taiwan host signs telling "Japanese devils" to "get out" of the Senkaku Islands after an escalation of disputes
Results of 2017 BBC World Service poll[1]
Views of Japan's influence by country
(sorted by pos − neg)
Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos − Neg
 China
22%
75%
3 -53
 Spain
39%
36%
25 3
 Turkey
71%
24%
5 47
 Pakistan
38%
20%
42 18
 India
45%
17%
38 28
 Russia
45%
16%
39 29
 Peru
56%
25%
19 31
 Nigeria
57%
24%
19 33
 United Kingdom
65%
30%
5 35
 Mexico
59%
23%
18 36
 Kenya
58%
22%
20 36
 Germany
50%
13%
37 37
 Indonesia
57%
17%
26 40
 United States
65%
23%
12 42
 France
74%
21%
5 53
 Brazil
70%
15%
15 55
 Australia
78%
17%
5 61
 Canada
77%
12%
11 65
Results of 2013 Pew Research Center poll[2]
Asia/Pacific views of Japan by country
(sorted by fav − unfav)
Country polled Favorable Unfavorable Neutral Fav − Unfav
 China
4%
90%
6 -86
 South Korea
22%
77%
1 -55
 Pakistan
51%
7%
42 44
 Philippines
78%
18%
4 60
 Australia
78%
16%
6 62
 Indonesia
79%
12%
9 67
 Malaysia
80%
6%
14 74
Results of 2011 BBC World Service poll[3]
Views of Japan's influence by country
(sorted by pos − neg)
Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos − Neg
 China
18%
71%
11 -53
 Mexico
24%
34%
42 -10
 Pakistan
34%
15%
51 19
 South Africa
41%
17%
42 24
 India
39%
13%
48 26
 France
55%
29%
16 26
 Portugal
43%
13%
44 30
 United Kingdom
58%
26%
16 32
 Germany
58%
25%
17 33
 Ghana
55%
11%
34 34
 Australia
60%
26%
14 34
 Spain
57%
19%
24 38
 Egypt
52%
14%
34 38
 Kenya
61%
20%
19 41
 Turkey
60%
32%
8 43
 South Korea
68%
20%
12 48
 Italy
66%
18%
16 48
 Brazil
66%
16%
18 50
 Nigeria
65%
14%
21 51
 Canada
67%
16%
17 51
 United States
69%
18%
13 51
 Chile
66%
14%
20 52
 Peru
64%
10%
26 54
 Russia
65%
7%
28 58
 Philippines
84%
12%
4 72
 Indonesia
85%
7%
8 78

Anti-Japanese sentiment (also called Japanophobia, Nipponophobia[4] and anti-Japanism), a form of racism against Asians, involves the hatred or fear of anything which is Japanese, be it its culture or its people.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "2017 BBC World Service poll" (PDF). BBC World Service. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Japanese Public's Mood Rebounding, Abe Highly Popular". Pew Research Center. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Positive Views of Brazil on the Rise in 2011 BBC Country Rating Poll" (PDF). BBC World Service. 7 March 2011. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ Emmott 1993