Why are all LLMs Obsessed with Japanese Culture? On the Hidden Cultural and Regional Biases of LLMs
LLMs have limitations when it comes to cultural coverage and competence, and in some cases, show specific cultural biases. Although prior studies have examined the cultural capabilities of LLMs, none have specifically investigated their regional preferences in generic culture-related questions. In this work, we propose a new dataset based on a comprehensive taxonomy of Culture-Related Open Questions (CROQ), with questions available in 24 languages. We evaluate LLMs by prompting them to answer questions from CROQ and provide a sample location. The results show that, contrary to previous cultural bias work, LLMs show a clear tendency towards countries such as Japan in their answers. Moreove...
| Authors | Joseba Fernandez de Landa, Carla Perez-Almendros, Jose Camacho-Collados |
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| Primary category | cs.CL |
| Published | 23 April 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 28 August 2026 |
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- HiTZ/CROQDataset
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