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Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China (www.cnn.com)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 71 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I can't speak to Russia or China, but Japan has a history of xenophobia going back CENTURIES. It's not exactly a newsflash.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

True, also: from what I understand, Korea has been historically worse.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Just looked it up, looks like a nosedive!

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Even still, it's a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

That pot better be careful around police...

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

What are the effective rates of immigration for the involved countries ?

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Not enough people know about the time when we invaded Canada and raped all their women

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Russia is wildly xenophobic