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Aren't Japan and China very similar? They are all societies where the group is valued as more important than the individual.

I’m not so sure about that.

I would say Chinese society values the family… people don’t really give a shit about others outside of family or friends.

My feeling on Japan is that they value their society and country much higher.

But I’m neither Chinese nor Japanese so take that with a grain of salt.

To a westerner, all east Asian people look alike. To an east Asian person, all white westerners look alike.

I would estimate that Japanese differ from Chinese to a similar degree that Russians differ from Spaniards.