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Japanophile

Japanophilia refers to the appreciation and love of Japanese culture, people or history. In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "親" "shin" (しん) equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-', and "日" "nichi" (にち), meaning "Japanese" (as in the word for Japan "Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century.
Lafcadio Hearn, also known as Koizumi Yakumo, (1850 -1904) was a notable scholar and author well known for his strong interest in Japanese culture. He could be regarded as a Japanophile.
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japanophile

One who praises Japan. A japanophile might listen to Japanese music, enjoy anime, surf 4chan, and maybe even have a fetish for hentai.
For example, me. I do everything listed above, and more.
1: I call myself 'Hand Hanzo' as a hip-hop recording name and street alias. Hanzo is a Japanese name.
2: I love anime and have a hentai fetish myself. I'm especially a big fan of yaoi.
3: I love Japanese music, my favorite band is L'Arc~en~Ciel, a pop-rock band that sounds WAY better than any band in America. Seriously, they fucking rule.
4: I am a resident of the 4chan imageboards, usually /b/, the Random board.
5: I wish to one day go to Japan, and see it all for myself. The dope ass bands, the yaoi, the penis festivals, everything.
japanophile by Hand Hanzo July 18, 2008

Japanophilish 

teen fans who aren't Japanese but kill the culture with their obsessiveness and bad Japanese accents
That kid was a little more than japanophilish because he tried advertising his clearly horrible "Japanese" voice clips on youtube and on msn.
Japanophilish by klastyvacare October 14, 2009

japanophile

someone who is so obsessed with Japan (including all of which that is related to Japan) that wont do anything unless it is related to Japan
Kyle is such a Japanophile!

Japanophile

If ur someone obsessed with japanese culture or anything that has to do with japan then ur a japanophile.But,it dose'nt mean that u r a looser or a reject,watch anime every day,have friends that r only japanophiles etc.U can have allot of friends and not be reject or a looser and still be a japanophile,get my point?People often tend to think that a japanophile is somekind of reject who has a room filled with anime posters and accesories and also wears anime clothes...but that's not true!!!
chater n.1:dude,i got a cool anime poster for my room!!!

chater n.2:ur such a japanophile...
Japanophile by sio900 October 13, 2010

Japanophile

Some creepy ass motherfucker who watches that lolicon shit where you got 5 year old anime children having sex with some creepy ass fuckers, possibly related I dint wanna fucking know, it some creepy ass stuff

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Our kid JOMY SHOJI is a super japanophile you know...
Japanophile by Weeb Slayer May 24, 2018

japanophile

Some motherfucker who likes that lolicon shit where you got 5 year old anime girls doing some creepy ass sex shit, could contain incest, I don't wanna fucking know but you gotta beat this persons ass if you see one.
Hey, my mate Jomy Shoji is a right japanophile.
japanophile by Weeb Slayer May 24, 2018