{"id":2237617,"date":"2024-05-05T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfortunate-japan-responds-to-being-called-xenophobic-by-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:08:47","slug":"unfortunate-japan-responds-to-being-called-xenophobic-by-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfortunate-japan-responds-to-being-called-xenophobic-by-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan responds to Biden&#8217;s &#8216;xenophobic&#8217; label with disappointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funfortunate-japan-responds-to-being-called-xenophobic-by-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Japan&#8217;s government expressed disappointment after President \u2062Joe\u2064 Biden\u2064 labeled Japan as &#8220;xenophobic,&#8221; comparing it to \u200cU.S. rivals Russia and China \u2062during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-specter-of-a-third-indictment-has-yet-to-dislodge-trump-from-first-place\/\" title=\"Trump remains in the lead despite the possibility of a third indictment.\">campaign \u200devent<\/a> in Washington, D.C. Biden emphasized \u2063the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/of-course-democrats-support-abortion-on-demand-until-the-moment-of-birth\/\" title=\"Democrats unequivocally support a woman's right to choose abortion throughout pregnancy.\">economic \u2062benefits<\/a> of immigration, attributing the\u2064 success of\u200b the U.S. economy \u2063to\u2064 its welcoming stance towards immigrants.\u2063 Japan, a crucial U.S. \u200bally, found \u2064the characterization\u200c unexpected and upsetting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s government says it was \u201cunfortunate\u201d that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> called Japan, a U.S. ally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-labels-japan-xenophobic-for-not-following-his-lead-in-importing-hordes-of-third-worlders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cxenophobic\u201d<\/a> in remarks last week.<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign reception in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Biden lumped Japan in with U.S. adversaries Russia and China while arguing that immigration can help to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-labels-japan-xenophobic-for-not-following-his-lead-in-importing-hordes-of-third-worlders\/\" title=\"Biden criticizes Japan for not adopting his stance on welcoming immigrants\">create strong economies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants. We look to \u2014 the reason \u2014 look, think about it,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/05\/01\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they\u2019re xenophobic. They don\u2019t want immigrants,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmigrants is [sic] what makes us strong,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cNot a joke. That\u2019s not hyperbole. Because we have an influx of workers who want to be here and just contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/japanese-government-responds-biden-claim-japan-xenophobic-unfortunate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Saturday that the Japanese Embassy had given a response to Biden, alluding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarMachineRR\/status\/1786076693909619126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense<\/a> of the president given by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in speaking to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware that the U.S. government has clarified that President Biden\u2019s comment was made in the context of explaining that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants and that immigrants make the U.S. stronger, and that his comment was not made with the intent of undermining the importance and permanence of the Japan-U.S. relationship,\u201d the embassy said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that some of the comments were not based on an accurate understanding of Japan\u2019s policies, and we have raised this point to the U.S. government and explained Japan\u2019s positions and policies once again,\u201d Japanese officials added.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-japan-immigration-xenophobic-india-modi-biden-b7a488366c583454ed5f6b16f1c56d01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rebuffed<\/a> Biden on Saturday, touting his country\u2019s GDP growth while insisting that India is a welcoming place during an event organized by the Economic Times newspaper in New Delhi, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen such an open, pluralistic, and diverse society anywhere in the world. We are actually not just not xenophobic, we are the most open, most pluralistic and in many ways the most understanding society in the world,\u201d Jaishankar said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s government expresses regret over President Joe Biden&#8217;s characterization of Japan as &#8220;xenophobic,&#8221; aligning it with Russia and China. Biden&#8217;s remarks came during a campaign event in Washington, emphasizing the economic benefits of immigration. 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