foreigner complex; inferiority complex toward foreigners
Refers to a perceived Japanese inferiority complex toward foreigners, especially Westerners. Often used in discussions of cultural psychology or 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 is not good at talking with people from overseas.
The term 'foreigner complex' often expresses a Japanese sense of inferiority toward the West.
Compound of 外国人 (foreigner) and コンプレックス (complex, from German Komplex or English complex). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese discourse on cultural identity.