# the Japanese — Short Fiction character guide

> the Japanese in Short Fiction by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Japanese, Japanese

**First appearance:** 0004-tobacco-and-the-devil

## Who they are

A group of Japanese people appearing as characters in a story.

## Relationships

### [Khashoji](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/characters/khashoji)

_rivalry_

Khashoji and the Japanese are adversaries, with cultural and political tensions driving their conflict.

### [The Chinese](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/characters/the_chinese)

_rivalry_

The Chinese and the Japanese are enemies, with historical and political animosity between them.

### [Akiko](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/characters/akiko)

_social_

Akiko interacts with the Japanese as part of her social environment, but with underlying tension.

### [Khashoji](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/characters/khashoji)

_rivalry_

Khashoji and the Japanese are adversaries, with cultural and political tensions driving their conflict.

## In the story

### [The Badger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/chapters/the-badger)

The people of Japan who spread the story of the badger's song and come to believe in its bewitching powers.

## Links

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