Japanophobia

Japanophobia (also known as Anti-Japanese Sentiment, Nipponophobia and Anti-Japanism) refers to racism, prejudice, negative feelings and discrimination directed towards Japanese people or people of Japanese descent.

Japanophobia by Country

France

During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, anti-Japanese racism became quite severe in France. Japan's public service broadcaster NHK, which provides a list of overseas safety risks for traveling, in early 2020 listed anti-Japanese discrimination as a safety risk when traveling to France and some other European countries, possibly as a result of fears over the COVID-19 pandemic among other factors. Signs of rising anti-Japanese sentiment in France include an increase in anti-Japanese incidents reported by Japanese nationals, such as being mocked on the street and refused taxi service, and least one Japanese restaurant has been vandalized. A group of Japanese students on a study tour in Paris received abuse by locals.

References

Wikipedia - Anti-Japanese Sentiment