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450 XXX Международный Конгресс по источниковедению и историографии стран Азии и Африки Секция X. Круглый стол: «Образ России в Азии и Африке» Round table discussion: “The Perception of Russia in Asia and Africa” Sonia Ewa Czaplewska (University of Gdansk, Poland) Russians and Other Foreigners in Japanese 1st Grade Elementary School Textbooks In recent years more and more foreigners have arrived in Japan. Statistics show that the number of long-term and permanent foreign national residents increased from 2,049,123 in 2013 to 2,637,251 in 2018. Giving the need for workers and the latest governmental approval for the hiring of foreign employees, it is more than probable that this number will rise in the near future. Moreover, in the same five-year period the number of tourists from abroad almost tripled from 10,363,904 in 2013 to 28,560,119 in 2018 and presumably will increase even further, as Tokyo has been selected as host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Consequently, foreigners are assuming an important role in the everyday life in Japan. The main aim of this study is to analyze how Russians and other foreigners are portrayed in Japanese textbooks aimed at the 1st grade of elementary school. Additional questions are also studied: 1) How are the non-Japanese and non-Japanese cultures presented? 2) Do the foreigners depicted in textbooks belong to specific cultures or are they labeled simply as “foreigners”?