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"jap" is not an abbreviation of japanese.
"jap" is not a short way of saying japan nor is it short for japanese.
i'm not japanese, but i have friends whose grandparents were in these camps. if you called them a "jap" or if they even heard the word "jap", they would probably end up in tears, bringing horrific memories back to them, which they try to not think about.
the "jap" word can't be compared to the same as using "scot" for ppl from scotland, because "scot" wasn't used as a racial slur (i don't know any history of scotland, so correct me if i'm wrong).
"jap"was a word the u.s. called the japanese during WWII.
"jap" is the same thing as if you were to say "nigger" to an African-American.
both should not be used.
as for a response to the Asian and oriental thing, most asians will probably say they hate being called oriental. it's not a race. i would rather be called chinese, not asian. oriental is used for people selling oriental rugs.