Some modern commentators feel that the word is now negative or pejorative in connotation and thus offensive. Other observers say the word can also be used neutrally or positively. One scholar suggests that the term has become controversial and is avoided now by most Japanese television broadcasters. The uncontroversial, if slightly formal, foreign...
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Japanese term used to describe a non-Japanese investor in Japan (outside person). A more polite version of the same word is gaikokujin which means outside country person.
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Has the same meaning as the English word, foreigner though it's not necessarily used in a derogatory manner. The word is actually short for gaikokujin (foreigner), and is used to refer to all non-Japanese persons. While a few right-wing nationalist minded Japanese may imbue the word with the politics of distrust ("the foreigner" as threat to cultur...
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An acronym for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Accountants follow GAAP standards, conventi
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Japanese word for foreigner.
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