Firstly, they're Hindu- Arabic numerals so different
Secondly, the 'hate' against Arabs and Muslims isn't mainstream in US as opposed to Japanese nationalism which was the norm at that time.
Lastly, Japanese does have (sort of) native writing systems I.e Hiragana and katakana which could have replaced Kanji (which is pretty much Chinese Characters) but same can't be said for Hindu- Arabic numerals. What can they be replaced with?
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Reply to comment by freeski919 in Why didn't Japan excise Chinese characters from the Japanese language, when Japan hated China so much? by 3cana
Firstly, they're Hindu- Arabic numerals so different Secondly, the 'hate' against Arabs and Muslims isn't mainstream in US as opposed to Japanese nationalism which was the norm at that time. Lastly, Japanese does have (sort of) native writing systems I.e Hiragana and katakana which could have replaced Kanji (which is pretty much Chinese Characters) but same can't be said for Hindu- Arabic numerals. What can they be replaced with?
So your analogy is just wrong.