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Japanfishing Japanfishing is a colloquial and critical term used to describe the act of a non-Japanese individual deliberately attempting to appear Japanese or appropriating Japanese culture and aesthetics, often for social validation, attention, or online popularity. It is considered a subset of "Asianfishing", which broadly refers to non-Asian people altering their appearance or behavior to appear East or Southeast Asian.
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