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Appreciation of Japanese culture/traditions

Japanophilia is the philia of Japanese culture, people and history. In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "親" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "日", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nihon" . The term was first used as early as the 18th century, switching in scope over time.

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