▁hold ▁any ▁positions ▁in ▁Per uv ian ▁society . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁strong ▁Sin oph ob ia . ▁After ▁the ▁violence ▁in ▁Nag as aki ▁caused ▁by ▁Chinese ▁sail ors , ▁it ▁stem med ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁following ▁Q ing ▁China ' s ▁non - ap ology , ▁it ▁even ▁stra ined ▁further . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁Japan ▁defeated ▁China ▁and ▁soon ▁acquired ▁colonial ▁poss essions ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁Ry uky u ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁was ▁still ▁common ▁in ▁Europe , ▁not ably ▁in ▁Britain . ▁Chinese ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁fi xture ▁on ▁London ' s ▁do cks ▁since ▁the ▁mid - e igh teenth ▁century , ▁when ▁they ▁arrived ▁as ▁sail ors ▁who ▁were ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁importing ▁tea ▁and ▁sp ices ▁from ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁Cond itions ▁on ▁those ▁long ▁voy ages ▁were ▁so ▁dread ful ▁that ▁many ▁sail ors ▁decided ▁to ▁abs cond ▁and ▁take ▁their ▁ch ances ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁rather ▁than ▁face ▁the ▁return ▁journey . ▁Those ▁who ▁stayed ▁generally ▁settled ▁around ▁the ▁b ust ling ▁do cks , ▁running ▁la und ries ▁and ▁small ▁lod ging ▁houses ▁for ▁other ▁sail ors ▁or ▁s elling ▁ex otic ▁Asian ▁produce . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁a