Thread 213974231

Is there any meaningful difference other than Japan being older?

>>213974231 (OP)
Don't treat Japan same as Korea.

>>213974231 (OP)
>Is there any meaningful difference
Only two

Japan is very collectivist and their economics quite socialist.
Korea is individualistic and fell very hard for the capitalism meme.

>>213974231 (OP)
The reason they look similar is probably because South Korea is desperately trying to pretend to be Japan in order to promote its own country. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was originally scheduled to be held in Japan alone, but for some reason, due to political considerations, it was co-hosted with South Korea. From there, South Korea's economic development began, thanks to the successful promotion of its status as a country similar to Japan.

Japan makes better manga
Korea makes better drama

>>213974231 (OP)
Well ethnic and language difference is obviously the biggest one.
>>213976024
Korea is also collectivist, all east asian countries are, there are just some slight variations.

>>213974231 (OP)
>Samurai isn't black
Assassins creed taught me that's not historically inaccurate and also you're racist

>>213976707
>Korea is also collectivist,
yes and no, in terms of social interaction yes, but economically no

Korean media also very often thematises class inequality whereas in Japanese media its almost never a topic

>>213976933
>in terms of social interaction yes, but economically no
Well, thats what I meant, we all still this have underlying collectivist bug mentality, theres just some variation for each country

>>213976525
All because of a worldcup?

>>213974231 (OP)
From my point of view they're the same, except Korean is an extremely ugly spoken language like chinese, and also ugly when written. Meanwhile Japanese doesnt sound ugly. That being said they're all little yellow monkeys, so its apples and oranges really.

>>213974231 (OP)
>>213975039
>>213976525
Cope

>>213974231 (OP)
Japan has released their latest study showing Japanese are descendants from Korea.

They aren't very different after all for this reason.

>>213980982
Japanese are mutts. They have a lot of Korean DNA, but there's stuff from the Shandong Peninsula, Eastern Siberia, and even Melanesia/Micronesia/Polynesia.

>>213980982
>>They aren't very different after all for this reason.

Indeed.

>>213983012
Their main difference from Koreans is that Japanese absorbed Jomon DNA thus they are shorter and hairier

>>213983181
That and they stopped eating meat once they became Buddhist. Ancient Japanese were noted to hunt deer and boar instead of farming rice.

>>213983167
And what's funny is that Taekwon V is a knockoff of Mazinger Z. Japan has a fucking rich treasure trove of giant robots like the original Gundam, Mazinger, Giant Robo, all those robots in Super Sentai, Evangelion, RahXephon, Getter, Danguard Ace, Getter, etc.

>>213976525
kys, incel

>>213983290
Taekwon V is a knockoff of Great Mazinger, not Mazinger Z.

>>213978124
Up until the 2000s, Korean products were seen as inferior and many Korean products tried to pass themselves as Japanese. Chinese are now doing this too. Japanese products in the 1980's and 1990's cemented themselves as quality so the Koreans and now Chinese wanted to take advantage of it to gain a competitive edge.

>>213980198
Yeah the Japanese got much of their culture from China and Korea. So what? Everybody borrows from one another. My ancestors were originally Germanic pagans, but eventually they became civilized thanks to the Franks and the Dutch became some of the preeminent maritime traders and explorers. Modern stock markets and joint-stock companies owe much to Dutch capitalism.

Never understood this autism between Asians about "muh ancestors were civilized before yours".

>>213983465
Ah my bad. I knew it was one of them.

You see I'd take Koreans seriously if they didn't crib from Japan. Just make your own thing without borrowing from someone else. But they know that a lot of people like Japanese aesthetics so they and the Chinese are quick to emulate.

>>213983729
Your point? Everybody copied. Japan was seen as a joke pre-1980s.

Now they're incredibly creative as fuck. You can't deny how they truly can be innovative. Even in fiction.

No, I'm not a weab. I hate thinking Japan = OMG!

But I recognize quality when I see it. I don't care where it's from so long as it's good and I don't mind consuming it.

korea is act effeminate, kpop, cuck for women, have feminism, cries over finger pinching emoticon, work too hard, women marry foreign men
Japan is very masculine, have Samurai and more castles, tokyo biggest city in world, women work under men, wear skirt, very traditional, and have three alphabets

>>213983657
>Never understood this autism between Asians about "muh ancestors were civilized before yours".
Easy for us to say when we're literally a country founded by a 'melting pot' of cultures.
But in Asia there is a unique dynamic going on. You have the CCP using past cultural and historic ties to claim other countries histories and culture as their own. Many see this as them laying the groundwork for future claims on these countries similar to their claim on Taiwan. Mongolia with Genghis Khan amongst other things, Korea with the North East project, and Southern Japan with the Okinawa historical tributary of China. That and these guys have weak a military thus they need softpower as much as they can get where as we just have sheer firepower.

>>213974231 (OP)
>Japan being older
How? As modern states sure but the Yayoi originate from Korea and the Japanese took much of their Chinese influence from Korean kingdoms.

>>213983963
SEA can't afford history books.

>>213983895
I don't understand this. If South Korean culture is considered more feminine, why do non-Korean women (especially white girls) flock to SK and marry Korean dudes? Meanwhile SK guys are usually taller and more buff than J guys?

Meanwhile, you're right that Japan is very macho in culture so no shit you have foreign dudes wanting to go there and hook up with J-girls who are much more traditional and feminine compared to Western women. But you don't see as many non-Asian women marry J-dudes though there seems to be quite a bit of attractive white girls that love vlogging their life in Japan.

>>213983912
Meh, this is why I can't understand them. Don't obsess about the past. Look to the here and now as well as the future.

>>213984011
>Meh, this is why I can't understand them. Don't obsess about the past. Look to the here and now as well as the future.
Thats the whole point of /int/ to learn about other countries and their cultures and histories, no? I mean beyond shit posting that is.