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Let's not confuse political correctness with actual epidemiologically significant increased prevalences of particular diseases over the rate of occurrence in the general population. From a quick review of my notes and online searches, Japan and Japanese have disproportionately higher rates of:

  • Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum
  • A certain form of gastric cancer
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