Japanolatry

Noun

Japanolatry (uncountable)

1. An admiration for Japan or items that reflect Japanese culture.
   • THESE three books, each in its own manner and degree, are excellent examples of the Japanolatry characteristic of this rococo age.1895, The Athenaeum, page 249
   • Mr . Norman is not free from the prevalent Japanolatry. At p. 360 (e.g) Japan did not provoke the late war; at p. 376 she is dubbed a "first class military power"; and at p. 377, one of her buglers blows, apparently for a long time (with a bullet in his chest), till breath fails — which anyone can...1895, Asian Review, page 218
2. (more specifically) A belief in the superiority of Japanese business practices and management style.
   • Finally, the complex and multi-dimensional character of any performance gap can be explored further by introducing cash flow per vehicle produced as a third performance measure; this series shows the limits of Japanolatry because, on this measure, average car companies in Japan as well as America...1994, Karel Williams, Cars: Analysis, History, Cases, page 216
   • Let me take an example from a recent American bestseller, which is intended, it seems clear, as a counterblast to all the Japanolatry now running riot through American business schools.2013, Ronald Dore, Taking Japan Seriously: A Confucian Perspective on Leading Economic Issues