President Joe Biden’s reference to Japan as “xenophobic” during an event earlier this week is “unfortunate,” the Japanese Embassy in D.C. said Friday, offering mild criticism of Biden’s remarks—though it likely won’t affect relations between the two allies.... The Embassy of Japan said in a statement it is “unfortunate” that some of Biden’s comments “were not based on an accurate understanding of Japan’s policies,” adding it had “raised this point to the U.S.
Biden called ally Japan xenophobic during a campaign fundraiser on Wednesday, saying the country—along with China, Russia and India—has struggled economically because of restrictive immigration policies.Biden’s statement Thursday, indicating the president “was trying” to say the U.S. was a “nation of immigrants.”
The embassy said it was “aware” Biden intended to highlight how immigrants strengthen the U.S., and his comment was “not made with the intent of undermining the importance of the Japan-U.S. relationship.” Biden’s comment will not affect Japan’s work with the U.S., the embassy said, noting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit last month demonstrated the “Japan-U.S. relationship is stronger than ever.”We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines.
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