They often harbour negative attitudes towards Japan due to the invasion and occupation of China by Imperial Japan , and support aggressive political stances towards Japan . For example , many believe that the Japanese government 's apologies for Japanese war crimes are insincere and inadequate ( some even believe no apologies will ever be adequate ) . More recent incidents , such a former Japanese prime minister 's patronage of the Yasukuni Shrine , territorial disputes surrounding the Senkaku Islands ( known as Diaoyu in China ) , and the revisions of history textbooks by uyoku dantai ( Japanese right-wing extremists ) , lead these young people to conclude that the Japanese government is again seeking to expand militarily . These anti-Japanese sentiments are not necessarily only directed against the Japanese government and military , but often fiercely towards the Japanese culture , economy , and people
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