Do you think some Japanese have superiority complex over other Asians?

Question

I noticed some Japanese think they are the Europeans of Asia.

Answer 1

Most Japanese don't consider themselves Asian. I studied in Japan for a year, and once I told one of my classmates that I was enjoying visiting Asia. She looked at me strange and said "Here is Asia?" (but in Japanese).
Also, I went to a contemporary Chinese art exhibit a few months ago and was reading a description of one of the works of art and it said that many Chinese people view, at least politically, Japan as more of a Western country than an Asian country.
I'm hesitant to call it a superiority complex, but I do believe that Japan has a tendency to distance itself from the rest of Asia. Also, I think Japanese people would claim that they have a higher standard of living than (other) Asian countries. Economically speaking, this is true with perhaps South Korea being the only potential rival to this statement. They have a very high per capita income and an extremely low rate of poverty.

Answer 2

Some Japanese do find themselves superior in regard to Southeast Asians claiming to have taught them how to work and learn. On the other hand, Japanese have a complex of inferiority from the Indians not only because of the deep philosophical teachings of Buddhism but also becasue Indians have invented the number O, and are computer genious. So as you see, to some Asians such as Indonesians, Malaysians, Thai, It is true that Japanese have a complex of superiority regarding those nations lazy and stupid. But to others such as India or China or even Korea they have great respect due to the huge cultural contributions of those coutries to Japan.

Answer 3

Sure, SOME do. Some of every nation have a superiority complex. That doesn't say anything about Japanese people in general.

It sounds to me like you have a superiority complex over Europeans and Japanese. I wonder about that.

Answer 4

Historically the Japanese have a superiority complex concerning all other humans .. sort of what that side of WW2 was all about.

Answer 5

Yes some, that's why the Japanese were involved in world war II

Answer 6

I think some do, but not all. Their traditional religion adn philosophy placed the Japanes above all others. Anyway, aren't there people in every country who think they are better than everyone else?