Japanese fever

noun

Enthusiasm or attraction for Japanese things or Japanese people, often sexually to Japanese women by White American people.

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Meanings

nounJapanese fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEnthusiasm or attraction for Japanese things or Japanese people, often sexually to Japanese women by White American people.

    […] new products and ideas from Japan were eye-opening and resulted in a Japanese fever in the entire country.

    2022, Xiaofei Tu, Wendy Xie, Japanese Idols Go to China (page 35)
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APA

Japanese fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20fever

MLA

“Japanese fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20fever.

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