foreigner complex; inferiority complex toward foreigners
Refers to a perceived Japanese inferiority complex toward foreigners, especially Westerners. Often discussed in social commentary. Compare 白人コンプレックス.
See also: 白人コンプレックス
He has a strong foreigner complex and always gets nervous when talking to foreigners.
The term 'foreigner complex' often refers to a Japanese sense of inferiority toward the West.
Compound of 外人 (foreigner) and コンプレックス (complex, from English). The term emerged in Japanese social discourse to describe a perceived inferiority complex toward foreigners.