Japanese government responds to Biden claim that Japan is 'xenophobic': 'Unfortunate'

The Japanese authorities has released a effect to President Biden's caller comments asserting that the land federation is "xenophobic" for not accepting much immigrants.

Biden told the audience astatine a Wednesday run fundraiser that the U.S. system is ascendant "because we invited immigrants." 

"Why is China stalling truthful severely economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic," the president said. 

BIDEN CALLS JAPAN 'XENOPHOBIC' FOR NOT ACCEPTING MANY IMMIGRANTS, COMPARES TO CHINA, RUSSIA

President Joe Biden reviews an grant defender during a invited ceremonial astatine the Akasaka State Guest House successful Tokyo, Japan.  (Eugene Hoshiko - Pool/Getty Images)

Japanese officials astatine the embassy successful Washington, D.C. told Fox News Digital that they had spoken to the Biden medication astir the remarks and were informed the president's words were not meant to beryllium derogatory.

"We are alert that the U.S. authorities has clarified that President Biden's remark was made successful the discourse of explaining that the U.S. is simply a federation of immigrants and that immigrants marque the U.S. stronger, and that his remark was not made with the intent of undermining the value and permanence of the Japan-U.S. relationship," the embassy told Fox News Digital.

However, the officials besides said Biden's "xenophobic" comments were "not based connected an close knowing of Japan's policies," calling the concern "unfortunate."

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President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida conscionable successful the Oval Office astatine the White House successful Washington, DC.  ((Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images))

"It is unfortunate that immoderate of the comments were not based connected an close knowing of Japan's policies, and we person raised this constituent to the U.S. authorities and explained Japan's positions and policies erstwhile again," the officials said.

The Japanese authorities struck a diplomatic code successful its message, affirming that "Prime Minister Kishida’s authoritative sojourn successful April demonstrated [that] the Japan-U.S. narration is stronger than ever," and they "will proceed to enactment with the U.S. to further fortify our bilateral tie."

Several Japanese lawmakers reacted to Biden's comments connected societal media instantly pursuing the controversy, expressing disorder oregon skepticism towards the president's tone.

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Migrants remainder and hole for the nighttime connected the slope of the adust riverbed of the Rio Grande astatine the US-Mexico borderline successful Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico.  (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Migration is simply a occupation that European leaders are struggling with, too. There aren't immoderate countries that person solved this occupation arsenic of now," said Mizuho Umemura, a subordinate of the blimpish Nippon Ishin nary Kai Party who holds a spot successful the House of Councilors.

She continued, "I anticipation that President Biden volition lick the occupation successful New York earlier helium says things similar this. Depending connected the statesmanlike election, determination could beryllium a 180-degree alteration successful policy, and determination is nary request for Japan to travel suit."

Fellow House of Councilors subordinate and person of the right-wing populist Sansei Party Sohei Kamiya was much direct, writing, "It's not that we're xenophobic, we are being cautious aft seeing your failures. You are meddling excessively overmuch successful our interior affairs."