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- noun A
custom peculiar to Japan. - noun A
word ,phrase or linguistic feature typical ofJapan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One cannot but be astonished at this mixture of "Japanism," savagism and eighteenth century taste, which constitutes inimitably the nude of Renoir.
The French Impressionists (1860-1900) Camille Mauclair 1908
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There is to-day a strong party in Japan which makes "Japanism" their cry; they denounce all expressions of universal good-will as proofs of deficiency of patriotism.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Sidney Lewis Gulick 1902
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Photo taken during my times at Microsoft Japan with more Japanism cultural shenanigans at the Japan Portal. dannychoo, japan, masks
Boing Boing 2009
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We no longer have to speak about the penetration of Americanization in Japan but rather must consider the advancement of Japanism in America!
Néojaponisme » Blog Archive » Azuma Hiroki on Postmodernism 2009
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Another well known Japanism is 'mishi mishi', for chi fan 吃饭.
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* Prof. Kim is the author of 醜い日本人 「嫌韓」対「反日」をこえて (The Ugly Japanese: Transcending hatred of Korea and anti-Japanism), which is published in Japanese.
AMPONTAN 2009
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