The band knew they had a success with "Turning Japanese", so much so that they waited until their 2nd single before releasing it, fearing that if they released it as their first they would become "one-hit wonders". They never matched its success.
"It could have been (turning) Portuguese, Lebanese, anything that fitted with that phrase. It has nothing to do with the Japanese...The first time the idea of masturbation came up was when we were touring America. It was written about that 'turning Japanese' was an English phrase for masturbation, which it wasn't." - David Fenton, the song's author.
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