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9In Western Countries, stereotypical "Chinese Tourists" have a reputation for extreme rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and arrogant and impatient and aggressive, cut into or try to bypass queues, [[JabbaTableManners leave restaurant tables with a giant mess]], or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html vandalize historical artifacts]].
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11This is in fact a relatively recent development (see also HordesFromTheEast, in which Mongols were seen as this by the Westerners). During the Imperial Era, China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette"--concepts which were exported to (and can still be found to some extent in) neighboring countries like Mongolia, Korea and Japan, although these are generally not as rigorously applied there as they were in China. Traditional Chinese etiquette was born out of centuries-old Chinese religious practices and [[Creator/{{Confucius}} Confucian doctrine]], which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]. However, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan during the New Culture Movement, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country. The results were an overthrow of the monarchy, an attempt at simplifying the Chinese writing system, and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formalized speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming-of-age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist Cultural Revolution, which denounced these rules as relics of feudalism, and this trope was born as a result.
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13The concept of course does not apply only to the Chinese--but given that China is the dominant regional culture (largely a result of it being the most populous country in the world), the rest of Eastern Asia has subsequently been associated with such rudeness. Japan is the major exception; [[JapanesePoliteness their people are known for strict adherence to etiquette, respect, and politeness in all situations]]. Although this was very much averted historically with both the Chinese and Koreans viewing the Japanese as rude and backwards, and the Japanese have been often portrayed as the {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s even in modern stories thanks to {{Cyberpunk}}.
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15Some of this perceived "rudeness" comes from a linguistic CrossCulturalKerfluffle--speakers of Chinese and many Southeast Asian languages often find it natural to speak with a kind of pitch and tone contour that can come across as a bit strident or hectoring to speakers of non-tonal languages. Differing cultural notions of what is rude and what isn't don't help, either; [[http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=412&pID=1082 Chinese Etiquette]] can be as foreign as the language, and may even make one come off as an EtiquetteNazi.
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17This trope is often PlayedForLaughs (with cultural posturing all too often a part of such humor), but can also be PlayedForDrama, especially among children of Asian immigrants growing up among these clashing cultures. It might even cause StopBeingStereotypical. Can be seen in an AsianStoreOwner and can overlap with ArrogantKungFuGuy, or (in Japanese media) {{Bokukko}} or even TheIdiotFromOsaka.
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19Common Western equivalents include the FrenchJerk and the UglyAmericanStereotype, the American tourist (often in a {{Hawaiian shirt|edTourist}}), businessperson, or bureaucrat who exhibits all the worst traits of the boorish variant of {{Eagleland}} when traveling abroad.
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21Contrast JapanesePoliteness (although Japanese people are not always portrayed as polite) and InscrutableOriental (where the Asian is more of a pompous know-it-all).
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29* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', the Chinese characters Syaoran and Meiling act a lot ruder compared to the mostly nicer Japanese characters, at least at first. While Syaoran eventually softens up, Meiling never truly stops being snide and sarcastic, even post-CharacterDevelopment. Despite being a Japanese work, the Chinese are still seen as foreigners in Japan, hence this trope being in effect in manga and anime.
30* In the English version of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', [[NationsAsPeople China]] comes to a meeting of the Allies very late. He states that he was cooking and that:
31-->'''China:''' ...My cultural arrogance means I am neither sorry nor remorseful.
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35* Creator/JasperCarrott noted after a visit to Hong Kong that spoken Chinese could make "I love you and wish to have sex with you" sound like "I intend to wrap barbed wire round your testicles and pull it tight, then to batter you senseless with a concrete block." He suspected it would be impossible to express love or affection in Chinese -- it wasn't that sort of language.
36* Creator/MargaretCho does an impression of her mother that relies on this trope but tends to be decidedly affectionate. Most of her mother's brashness comes from trouble with the English Language (the only one Margaret speaks) and urgent concern for her daughter. In her rush to {{Mama Bear}}ing, some things just come out wrong.
37* Stand-up comic Creator/JohnPinette (who is quite fat) had a bit about being thrown out of an all-you-can-eat Chinese Buffet:
38-->You been here '''four hour'''!!! Why you been here four hour?! (owner's rage continues to rise as he tried to convince John to get out) ...You go home NOW!!!
39* Creator/JimmyOYang mentions how during his time at ping pong camp, his dad tries to give a pep talk to him but still manages to insult him:
40--> Jimmy. Jimmy. You're going to play well, okay. [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Even though you slow, even though you weak, and you suck.]]
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44* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Sunfire started off a villain (albeit misled by his EvilUncle), but even after he became heroic, he's still grouchy, short-tempered and outright racist. The march of CharacterDevelopment changed a lot of this, though he's still not going to win personality competitions. Curiously enough, when his cousin Mariko first appeared, she said he'd always spoken of the X-Men with respect, when his last outing with them had him do nothing but complain the whole time. Can't win with that guy.
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49* Claire from ''Fanfic/MaFille'', who is Korean, becomes a smart-mouthed bully as she grows up, which causes her friendship with Katrina (the titular "fille") to crumble.
50* Literature/HarryPotter and ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' characters accompanying him in ''Fanfic/ToukenDanshiAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' due to averting JapanesePoliteness ''hard'': they seem out to turn the entire British wizarding society against them. They ruthlessly demand special treatment for Harry, look down on British wizards, dismiss and insult them often, and even ''assault'' people for minor slights.
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54* Ming Lee from ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' falls into a lot of this trope for the stereotypical "{{helicopter parent|s}}", doing things ranging from spying on Mei at school and trying to fight with the security guard to causing a scene at Daisy Mart when she mistakes Mei's drawings of Devon, the clerk, for a sign that he's a groomer. Needless to say, her overly demanding and coddling behavior proves to be a constant source of embarrassment for Mei, which winds up inadvertently fueling her transformations.
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58* Lois from ''Film/BadSanta'' snaps at everyone and never stops scowling.
59* ''Film/ColdPursuit'': The main character's Asian sister-in-law levels a perpetual DeathGlare at him when he visits his brother. However, since disaster immediately follows his visit, she might have cause.
60* The woman at the Chinese take out drive-thru in ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'' impatiently asks "And then?" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7luMp6lb9M over and over again]].
61* The Korean shopkeeper in ''Film/FallingDown'' refuses to give Bill any change unless he buys something, and when his high prices won't leave Bill any change to make a phone call, the guy tells him to get lost. This is one of the first incidents that cause Bill to snap.
62* In ''Film/GreatWhite'', Jijo is consistently obnoxious, opinionated, superior, demanding, and condescending from the moment he arrives, up until [[spoiler:he accidentally causes Benny's death]].
63* Zigzagged in ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce''. Evelyn is a very grumpy, disgruntled person to her family and customers. This mostly comes from her ongoing existential crisis and dissatisfaction with her own life choices. Over the film, as she confronts her relationship with the world, she softens to those around her. Her father Gong Gong is also generally a [[{{Jerkass}} mean bastard]]. But he is [[spoiler: surprisingly accepting of his granddaughter's sexuality.]] Completely averted with [[TheAntiNihilist Waymond]], Evelyn's AllLovingHero husband.
64* Leslie Chow from ''Film/TheHangover'' qualifies, as he has an aggressive attitude and tosses off insults quite freely.
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68* "Literature/ThePaperMenagerie": Jack's father tells his neighbors that his Chinese wife doesn't speak good English, and to not mistake her lack of fluency for rudeness.
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72* Eddie Huang's bossy, overbearing mother Jessica on ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'' [[PlayedForLaughs plays this trope for laughs]].
73--> '''Jessica:''' I miss my friends from D.C. We had such nice conversations.\
74(''GilliganCut to Jessica and three other women screaming at each other in Taiwanese'')
75* ''Series/FrontierCircus'': In "The Inheritance", a Japanese acrobat and judo expert joins the circus, and quickly alienates the rest of the troupe with his arrogance.
76* Mr. Kim from ''Series/KimsConvenience'' does mean well and makes an effort to be accommodating to his customers, but he's still bossy and grumpy. This is enough to make Gerald terrified of him at times, especially when he's being trained as the store's new part-time worker and can't do anything right with Mr. Kim around (contrast to when Mrs. Kim trains him and he does a spectacular job).
77* London Tipton from ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' fits this bill, being the rich SpoiledBrat daughter of the hotel entrepreneur Mr. Tipton himself who constantly mocks those less fortunate than her (especially Maddie), is a narcissist who acts superior to others and tries to make [[ItsAllAboutMe everything about herself]].
78* Played with on ''Series/LasVegas'' in the case of Polly the Korean manicurist. She's rude as anything, not because she's unusually bossy or callous, but because she doesn't hesitate to prattle on and on about her sex life in mixed company.
79* Miss Swan in ''Series/MadTV1995'' demands to be let into a store past closing hours, refuses to cooperate with pretty much anyone, and loudly and casually makes derogatory remarks about gay people, calling them "monkey in the bush". The actress who plays Swan claims the character is based on her Hungarian grandmother, and the TV execs claim she is based on Bjork, so the "Asian" ethnicity is not solidified -- but many suspect that these claims are to avoid accusations of yellowface and racism, rather than to provide insight for legitimate character background.
80* ''Series/TheNightOf'' has a theme of professionals being rude and callous toward others in various ways. The Asian herbalist is rude in a stereotypically Asian way. He's mostly silent, and when he does speak, it's in curt, blunt, and often rude statements. His accent isn't very strong, so it's not a case of him simply not being very proficient in English. That's just his personality.
81* ''Series/NowhereBoys'': Andy's nainai.
82* Chang in ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' is definitely not interested in making friends with any of the other inmates.
83* Spoken of approvingly in an episode of ''Series/{{QI}}''. The characters discuss how unfortunate it is when job interviewers make applicants talk about how excited they'll be to get some menial service job and what they'll "bring to the company" -- and how with that in mind, it's nicer to see people who look openly miserable with their jobs. Phill Jupitus says he and his friends used to go to a Chinese restaurant specifically because they were treated like shit there and found it hilarious, that one time they were interrupted mid-meal and told to move to another table on a different floor of the restaurant.
84* ''Series/SamuraiGourmet'' is Japanese, but still manages to grab this trope because the "madam" of "The Demoness's Ramen" is a horrific Chinese lady. In fact, hers is the only meal of the series that Kasumi gets no pleasure from, and that's saying a lot.
85* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' has had some fun with this over the years.
86** Creator/JohnBelushi portrayed an ultra-intense samurai delicatessen owner in some skits.
87** A sadistic Japanese game show (hosted by Creator/MikeMyers) [[SeriousBusiness excessively -- even cruelly -- punished contestants for failing to answer questions correctly]]. Creator/ChrisFarley [[HopeSpot manages to make it to the finals without suffering any harm]], but then gives a slightly incorrect answer and is given electroshock treatment.
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91* Wrestling/SumieSakai ([[https://www.facebook.com/BattlingBombshells/photos/pb.331533053586787.-2207520000.1438562067./904357436304343/?type=1 the]] one [[FlippingTheBird flipping off the camera]]) is an example of practicing foreign etiquette, supposedly. Or maybe she just has an odd sense of humor?
92-->"I'm Japanese! Of course I'm nice!"
93* Wrestling/SatoshiKojima in Wrestling/RingOfHonor claimed he couldn't understand what the referee was trying to tell him (stop cheating) because "I'm Japanese, goddammit!"
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97* ''TabletopGame/NinjasAndSuperspies'' by Creator/PalladiumBooks includes a section in the back detailing how locals in Asian countries will be rude and racist toward Western visitors. One wonders if the author Erick Wujcik had a bad experience on vacation.
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101* Christmas Eve from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' is not so much rude as extremely blunt and loud. She will tell characters harsh truths to their faces rather than spare their feelings, which may or may not be a positive quality in her chosen field of being a therapist. She also openly criticizes her husband in public, though this may be because she is frustrated with his laziness and because she genuinely cares about helping him to follow his dreams. Strangely enough, she is actually an inversion of another trope seeing that she is [[JapanesePoliteness Japanese]].
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105* Dr. Yi Suchong in ''VideoGame/BioShock'' is a Korean MadScientist who has no regard for medical ethics and is a thoroughly unpleasant person.
106* Johnny Gat from the ''Videogame/SaintsRow'' games is a serial murdering Korean-American gangster who swears like a sailor and is this trope at best to people he genuinely likes.
107** Lin the Chinese-American ActionGirl in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow1'' is also pretty rude and abrasive, but considering she's had to establish a reputation for herself among the overly macho Rollerz gang, you can't blame her.
108** Mr. Wong, an elderly [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Chinese gangster]], is perfectly polite most of the time... except when his interpreter translates what he says incorrectly. [[DisproportionateRetribution And then he shoots him in the knee]].
109** Shogo and Kazuo Akuji, the father-and-son co-leaders of the Ronin, a {{Bosozoku}}/{{Yakuza}} gang in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', are pretty abrasive towards people they don't like. In Shogo's case, it's because he's a SpoiledBrat and DumbassTeenageSon: in Kazuo's case, it's because he's [[HonorBeforeReason used to dealing with Japanese criminal culture, but not with American ones]]. [[spoiler:In both their cases, father and son's rudeness comes to cost them, because Shogo makes the mistake of [[BullyingADragon having Johnny Gat's girlfriend killed]] and [[LastDisrespects attacking him at her funeral]], which ends with him getting BuriedAlive, and Kazuo cuts the Ronin's ties with the [[MegaCorp Ultor Corporation]], including their police immunity, which ultimately prevents him from escaping an UndignifiedDeath at the hands of the Boss.]]
110** But both Lin and Johnny pale in comparison to Andy Zhen, the PrimaDonnaDirector of the "Gangstas In Space!" film being produced in [[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird the third game]]. Apart from being a ProfessionalButtKisser to [[PlayerCharacter the Boss]], he insults [[TheIngenue Jenny]], the main actress, at every given opening. He [[AccidentalMisnaming never remembers her name]], blames her for things going wrong (even for doing things [[{{Hypocrite}} that he praises the Boss for]]), and calls her a bad actress (even though she's more talented than [[BadBadActing the Boss is]]). [[BadBoss He also]] uses ''live ammunition'' so that the Boss kills his extras, clearly viewing them as expendable. Pretty telling is the fact that the Boss, HeroicComedicSociopath that they are, [[EvenEvilHasStandards considers Andy to be a reprehensible person]], and [[PetTheDog tries encouraging Jenny to stand up to him more]]. And it works!... [[GoneHorriblyRight a little too well]]. [[spoiler:Jenny decides to [[BewareTheNiceOnes run him through with a spaceship]] once she's had enough.]]
111* Kanae Tsuji, a Japanese doctor from ''Videogame/TraumaCenter: New Blood'', is based on this type of character in American dramas.
112* Eddie Raja in ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' is an Indonesian [[RuthlessModernPirates modern pirate]] who is heavily prone to cursing in Bahasa Indonesian, mainly towards anyone who annoys him, [[HairTriggerTemper which happens...a lot.]] Nate himself is not Asian, but he curses over a PA in Bahasa to get one of Eddie's men to open a door.
113-->'''Nate''': ''Sialan lo! Cepatan, buka pintu!'' [[note]] [["God damn it! Hurry up, open the door!"]] [[/note]]
114%%* The female Panderans from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' play this to the hilt.
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118* ''Webcomic/TalesOfAGayAsian'': Mr Bak-mei reminisces about being saved by Americans, only to hurl racial slurs when he sees they are Black. Both the old angry Asian man and blonde trans woman Sengchou (despite her whitewashed appearance) are weirded out by tanning and don't give White people eye contact. However, compared to Bak-mei, the latter's issues are mostly ego related, not racial.
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122* ''FAG'': Occurs in WizWar100's parody video when he portrays an angry reviewer who bluntly curses and is rude to the viewers. He speaks in [[YouNoTakeCandle broken English]], thereby making the rude character an Asian stereotype.
123* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': Mrs. Zales is a foul-mouthed, bitchy middle-aged Korean woman. Her daughter, Mackenzie, is also an AlphaBitch at her school.
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127* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
128** Francine's Asian adoptive parents mistreat Stan (a rare reversal where Stan is the victim of flaming {{Jerkass}}ery instead of giving it). Subverted when they rescue Stan from a burning building.
129** Toshi regularly insults other characters. But since he speaks exclusively in Japanese, no one understands that he's being rude to them.
130* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Di Lung, Chinese inventor of Mecha Courage, is a first-class {{Jerkass}}, best epitomized by the following one-liner: "Watch where you're going, you fool!"
131* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
132** Stewie recalls a MallSanta who was Asian and unpleasantly rude.
133** Peter fights with Mr. Washee Washee, the Griffins' dry cleaner. Though while Mr. Washee Washee had every reason to be mad at Peter being his obnoxious {{jerkass}} self, he is also quite ill-tempered and violent.
134** The Chinese Trix ad had Chinese children refusing Trix cereal to the rabbit (also redone as Asian), with the rabbit declaring "YOU SHARE" and beats them up mercilessly before running off with the spoils.
135* Amy Wong in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' can be verbally disagreeable on occasion. Her parents, though, are just greedy {{Jerkass}} ultra-capitalists in the same vein as [[BigBad Mom]]. Given her ultra-bourgeois upbringing, Amy is more often simply a GeniusDitz RichBitch, becoming more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold over time.
136* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Uncle is verbally caustic on a regular basis, even to his family, but there are occasions when he is extremely polite. Tohru's mother is also quite... acerbic, to say the least. It could simply be a case of ScrewPolitenessImASenior in their cases, though.
137* Kahn and his family from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', who are Laotian, abuse people verbally on a consistent basis. In Kahn's case, though, it's not a simple clash of cultures; he really ''is'' a JerkAss who openly insults his neighbors by calling them hillbillies. Although in later seasons he mellows out significantly and even becomes friends with Hank. It's also explained that he's bipolar and his rude personality is a side effect of his medication. Kahn's daughter Connie averts this trope. She is very polite and is frequently ashamed of her parents' rudeness (though she doesn't suffer fools gladly and can be pretty nasty to people who get on her bad side).
138* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Lê Chiến Kim, confirmed to be of Vietnamese extraction by the show's creator, is a downplayed example in the first season. He has occasional JerkJock moments such as bullying Ivan over his crush on Myléne or needlessly antagonizing the zookeeper's new panther. The second season [[CharacterizationMarchesOn largely drops these moments]] in favor of showing Kim as a cheerful CloudCuckoolander.
139* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': [[http://robotchicken.wikia.com/wiki/Iron_Man%27s_Coming One skit]] shows ComicBook/IronMan's metal-ness marching through metal tunnels, clearly wearing [[YellowPeril The Mandarin]]'s patience thin.
140* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', the family visits Japan and KidHero Zak tries to haggle with a [[AsianStoreOwner street vendor]] over a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity V.V. Argost doll]]. The vendor smugly raises the price in response to every number he throws out, saying "My time is valuable and you are wasting it." Zak ends up begging him to stop and forking over a fistful of bills.
141* Cookie Kwan is a minor ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' character -- as she puts it, #1 on the West Side (although she also works on the East Side... but stay out of the West Side!). She's been a minor recurring character ever since this appearance. In "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", the Simpsons decide to try out the Happy Sumo Japanese restaurant. As they enter the front door:
142-->'''Chefs:''' ''(holding up kitchen knives)'' ''IRASSHAIMASE!''\
143'''Simpson Family:''' ''AAAH!!''\
144'''Hostess:''' Please, do not be alarmed. Our chefs are just saying "Hello".\
145'''Homer:''' Oh, okay. ''(to chefs)'' ''HELLO!''\
146'''Chefs:''' ''AAAH!!''
147* According to the creators of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Heather is Asian (technically half-Asian, since her dad's shown to be white). Also, there is a very good reason why her label is "[[AlphaBitch The Queen Bee]]".
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151* Angry Little Asian Girl:
152** The titular girl Kim gets mad at pretty much everything and anything. She is never seen smiling and constantly talks in an angry tone. Gendy Alimurung of LA Weekly described Kim as a character who is "angry about boys... racism, sexism, fitting in, not fitting in, love, her hair, her depressed friend, perfect people, stupid people, blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians, the weather, religion, apologies, her dolls and her mother."
153** Kim's mother, Mother Lee, is even worse, being an ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife who talks angrily to her daughter all the time and wants her to not make friends and instead just focus on schoolwork.
154** Averted with Kim's Dad who is much more calm and soft-spoken compared to his wife and daughter.
155* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' has two prominent examples:
156** Dr. Henry Wu is an amoral scientist that creates hybrid dinosaurs that wreak havoc. However, he manages to pull a HeelFaceTurn in ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'' when he realizes how screwed up he is.
157** Daniel Kon in ''WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous'' is a ruthless, selfish, manipulative, amoral Japanese businessman. Add kudos for being an [[ParentalNeglect neglectful father to Kenji.]]
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