Editing Jap (section)

==Around the world==
Jap-Fest is an annual Japanese car show in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondello.ie/race_events/shows/japfest/ |title=Homepage |publisher=Jap-Fest |access-date=1 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218155140/http://mondello.ie/race_events/shows/japfest/ |archive-date=18 February 2015 }}</ref> In 1970, the Japanese fashion designer [[Kenzo Takada]] opened the Jungle Jap boutique in Paris.<ref>William Wetherall, [http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/yosha/race/Jap_jappu_zyappu.html "Jap, Jappu, and Zyappu, The emotional tapestries of pride and prejudice"]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, July 12, 2006.
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[[File:Jap sign Singapore.jpg|thumb|right|Neutral sign advertising "Jap Rice" in Singapore]]
In [[Singapore]],<ref>Power up with Jap lunch, ''[[The New Paper]]'', 18 May 2006</ref> the term is used relatively frequently as a contraction of the adjective ''Japanese'' rather than as a derogatory term. It is also used in Australia, particularly for Japanese cars<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Home |url=https://justjap.com/ |website=Just Jap |location= |publisher= |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> and [[Kabocha|Japanese pumpkin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://farminghow.com.au/growing-jap-pumpkins-in-australia/ | title=Growing Jap Pumpkins in Australia: A Comprehensive Guide for Gardeners – Farming How | date=16 March 2023 }}</ref> In New Zealand, the phrase is a non-pejorative contraction of ''Japanese'', although the phrase ''Jap crap'' is used to describe poor-quality Japanese vehicles.

The word ''Jap'' is used in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] as well, where it is also considered an ethnic slur. It frequently appears in the compound ''Jappenkampen'' 'Jap camps', referring to Japanese internment camps for Dutch citizens in the Japanese-occupied [[Dutch Indies]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsum |first=Sander van |date=2019-08-14 |title='In Japan zijn die Jappenkampen nooit een thema geweest' |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/in-japan-zijn-die-jappenkampen-nooit-een-thema-geweest~b67a4788/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=de Volkskrant |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

In Brazil, the term ''[[wikt:japa|japa]]'' is sometimes used in place of the standard ''[[wikt:japonês|japonês]]'' as a noun and adjective. Its use may be inappropriate in formal contexts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/nossa/noticias/redacao/2020/10/23/as-combinacoes-inusitadas-do-sushi-brasileiro-viram-tendencia-ate-no-japao.htm|title=Combinações inusitadas do sushi brasileiro viram tendência até no Japão|website=www.uol.com.br}}</ref> The use of ''japa'' in reference to any person of East Asian appearance, regardless of their ancestry, can be pejorative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hypeness.com.br/2017/07/precisa-que-desenhe-para-entender-que-chamar-asiaticos-de-japa-e-dizer-que-sao-todos-iguais-e-preconceito-pois-um-estudante-desenhou/|title=Ele desenhou os motivos pelos quais não devemos chamar asiáticos de 'japa' e dizer que são todos iguais|first=Redação|last=Hypeness|date=July 7, 2017|website=Hypeness|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101122847/https://www.hypeness.com.br/2017/07/precisa-que-desenhe-para-entender-que-chamar-asiaticos-de-japa-e-dizer-que-sao-todos-iguais-e-preconceito-pois-um-estudante-desenhou/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In Canada, the term ''Jap Oranges'' was once very common, and was not considered derogatory, given the widespread Canadian tradition of eating imported Japanese-grown oranges at Christmas dating back to the 1880s (to the degree that Canada at one time imported by far the bulk of the Japanese orange crop each year), but after WW2 as consumers were still hesitant to purchase products from Japan<ref>British Columbia Dept. of Agriculture, "Japanese Mandarins" [http://www.aitc.ca/bc/index.php?page=japanese-mandarins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024030419/http://www.aitc.ca/bc/index.php?page=japanese-mandarins|date=2013-10-24}}, 2008</ref> the term ''Jap'' was gradually dropped and they began to be marketed as "Mandarin Oranges". Today the term ''Jap Oranges'' is typically only used by older Canadians.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

In the UK, the term is variously seen as neutral or offensive. For instance, [[Paul McCartney]] used the term in his 1980 instrumental song "Frozen Jap" from ''[[McCartney II]]'', maintaining that he had not intended to cause offense; the song's title was changed to "Frozen Japanese" for the Japanese market.<ref>{{Citation |title=PAUL McCARTNEY TALKS McCARTNEY II, SONGWRITING AND MORE! {{!}} 1980 Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgP1H2c1nwA |language=en |access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref> "[[Nip]]" is the term that is usually used in the UK when the intention is to cause offence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vries |first=Paul de |date=2022-03-31 |title=The Welcome Death of a Derogatory Term {{!}} JAPAN Forward |url=https://japan-forward.com/the-welcome-death-of-a-derogatory-term/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=japan-forward.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In Finnish, the term japsi (pronounced yahpsi) is frequently used colloquially for anything Japanese with no derogatory meaning, similar to how the term [[yank|jenkki]] is used for anything American.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kielitoimistonsanakirja.fi/#/japsi | title=Kielitoimiston sanakirja }}</ref>