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Write a title to rank the highest in Google searches, for this news article: EPA Actress Jennifer Lawrence takes Oscar statue from Michelle YeohNOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:08Anoma van der VeereCorrespondent JapanAnoma van der VeereCorrespondent JapanTwo Japanese nominees won prizes at the Academy Awards last weekend. Animator Hayao Miyazaki won for the film Boy and the Heron his second Oscar for Best Animated Feature, and Takashi Yamazaki took it with his monster movie Godzilla Minus One took home the prize for best visual effects. The Oscar success is well received in its own country, where the awards are seen as global recognition.Yet there was a gray cloud hanging over the victories: after winning the Oscars, in Japan it was not just about the films, but mainly about the attitude of various prize winners towards their Asian colleagues.In the immediate aftermath of several incidents, social media platforms in Japan were flooded with messages about anti-Asian discrimination. Thousands of users shared their personal experiences with discrimination under the (translated) hashtags #Asians and #racism.Former winners ignoredUpon receiving the award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. takes the Oscar statue from the hands of former winner Ke Huy Quan, which he completely ignores.AFPKe Huy Quan takes a photo afterwards with Christoph Waltz, Robert Downey Jr., Tim Robbins, and Sam RockwellBest Actress winner Emma Stone is also under fire after an awkward interaction with former winner Michelle Yeoh. She attempted to hand over the gold statue, after which fellow actress Jennifer Lawrence appeared to pull the award from her hands and gave it to Stone.View the images below: Fuss about Oscar reception in JapanViewers say they often experience this kind of condescension themselves. “What happened to Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan is a daily occurrence for me,” writes Eiko Yamashita on .“I think it’s mainly among the younger generation, but it was a very clear message,” says Yorika Ashida. She studies in England and follows the discussion closely. “Especially for Asians living in the West, like me, it was a reminder of how deep-rooted the anti-Asian discrimination we experience every day is, that even someone who won an Oscar last year is treated as inferior,” she continues.Thousands of Korean and Chinese internet users have now also joined the online discussion. On Downey Jr.’s social media accounts. there is a flood of messages about his behavior. He has not yet responded to the allegations.In an attempt to calm things down, Michelle Yeoh has opted out her Instagram account wrote that she herself was responsible for the confusing interaction with Stone.More racism after corona pandemicAnti-Asian racism has worsened in the US and Europe during the coronavirus pandemic. Incidents of violence and racist expressions became more frequent. Tens of thousands of demonstrators held #StopAsianHate protests in major cities, including Amsterdam.Out research shows that anti-Asian racism in the context of the corona pandemic in the US is mainly aimed at people of East Asian descent, and that within this group, people between 25 and 45 years old are experiencing the greatest consequences.It is a development that has been noticed in Japan, where the domestic media has widely taken up the problem. Public broadcaster NHK even mentioned it in the context of the anti-Japanese protests in the US in the 1980s, a historic issue that is still sensitive in the country. It has fueled the discussion about anti-Asian discrimination.Japanese winnersDespite the escalating discussion, it was a successful evening for Japan. For Miyazaki, who announced his retirement in 2013, it was his second Oscar after winning in 2003 with the film Spirited Away. The 83-year-old animator was not present to accept the award due to his age.The second Oscar for Japan, for Godzilla Minus One, was a surprise. Despite the film’s relatively low budget ($10-15 million), it beat expensive Hollywood productions like Napoleon in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.A total of three Japanese films were on the Academy Awards nomination lists. Perfect Daysa film by director Wim Wenders about a cleaner of public toilets in Tokyo, was nominated for Best Foreign Film. . Remove your notes.