How to Use anti-Japanese in a Sentence

anti-Japanese

adjective
  • Japan has taken actions that stoked anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea.
    — Eun A Jo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
  • And within China, where there is already significant streak of anti-Japanese sentiment, state media and other prominent voices this week have further fanned outrage over Takaichi’s statement.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Despite this uncomfortable fact, Rhee frequently stoked anti-Japanese sentiment for his own political gain, causing the negotiations with Tokyo to break down.
    — Eun A Jo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
  • On multiple occasions, Park violently quashed anti-Japanese rallies and dismissed calls for colonial justice as untimely and even unpatriotic.
    — Eun A Jo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
  • However, after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria spread across the United States.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The travel advisory follows official protest from both sides related to the incident – with each country summoning the other’s ambassador – and a surge of vitriolic backlash against Takaichi from within China, where nationalist, anti-Japanese sentiment has been on the rise in recent years.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Samjiyon is regarded as a sacred site in North Korea for being the birthplace of Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, and a symbolic location tied to his grandfather’s anti-Japanese resistance.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Korean resistance and the March First Movement A turning point in Korea’s resistance movement came on March 1, 1919, when nationwide anti-Japanese rallies were staged.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Fearing a spike in anti-Japanese sentiment ahead of the parade, the Japanese embassy in Beijing warned its citizens to stay cautious and avoid speaking Japanese loudly in public – perhaps mindful that in recent years, there has been a spate of violent attacks against Japanese nationals in China.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025

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