japan

when (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold

When a person, group, or entity has a problem or experiences a negative situation, a related person, group, or entity will consequently have a worse problem or will experience a more negative situation. When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold. Terrorism in France affects security throughout the continent.
See also: catch, cold
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold

or

when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches a cold

mainly BRITISH
If you say that when a particular country sneezes, another catches cold, or catches a cold, you mean that what happens to the first country has a great effect or influence on the second. And when the American economy sneezes, the City of London catches cold. As they say, when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold.
See also: catch, cold, japan, UK
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • if (something) catches a cold, (something else) gets pneumonia
  • if (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold
  • pneumonia
  • sneeze
  • UK
  • when (something) catches a cold, (something else) gets pneumonia
  • when (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold
  • when A sneezes, B catches a cold
  • when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold
  • an insult to one is an insult to all
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Japan: where ancient meets modern: in Tokyo, centuries-old traditions blend with modern conveniences
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For example, in the first gallery, clips and promotional by-products from the animated television series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-80) were surrounded by an extensive array of merchandise from the Hello Kitty line, paintings by Murakami's protege Aya Takano, and a number of large character costumes for the regional mascots known as yuru chara (a winking world globe sporting red boots and a yellow construction helmet, a smiling persimmon wearing a pagoda cap, etc.) that testified to the exercise of character branding by municipal and prefectural institutions in Japan. It was across this rainbow of adolescence, coloring the Japan Society in hues of lime and tutu pink, that Murakami attempted to bridge "Little Boy" and its subtitle: "The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture."
"Little Boy": Japan Society, New York
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Japan, the U.S. and the globalization of children's consumer culture
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1945: dropping the bomb: sixty years ago this August, the nuclear age began with U.S. attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Day in and day out, headlines in respected Japanese newspapers scream: "Livedoor buys another 3 percent of Nippon Broadcasting Systems (NBS) shares." Or, about NBS's parent company: "Fuji Television will do 50 billion yen new share offerings to fend off Livedoor's hostile bid." And the most extreme: "Foreign capital will maul Japan, Inc."
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