It’s uncertain why the ancient Chinese decided to call Japan ‘Wakoku’ (倭国), or the ‘Land of Wa’. One theory is that the traditional Japanese words for ‘I’ and ‘we’ are ‘waga’ (我が) and ‘ware’ (我), so the Chinese decided that must mean the people they encountered there were the Wa […]
Since the end of World War II, Sino-Japanese relations are still mired with geopolitical disagreements. The enmity between these two countries emanated from the history of the Japanese war and the imperialism and maritime disputes in the East China Sea.China–Japan relations. China Japan Ambassador Kong Xuanyou Ambassador Hideo Tarumi Was […]
The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea. Why did North Korea and South Korea fight? By […]
2 To the south of the DMZ, South Korea operates one of the world’s most advanced economies, while to the north its neighbor is a military dictatorship that keeps a tight fist on the economy. The North continues to face challenges in food and nutrition among other difficulties. How is […]
From our experience in Korean society, beauty is more than often used as a tool to measure the value of a person. For instance, even these days, Koreans tend to have a prejudice against foreigners with darker skin tones and discriminate against them. Why do Koreans care about beauty? Some […]
Bengali. According to a UNESCO survey, Bengali has been voted the sweetest language in the world; positioning Spanish and Dutch as the second and third sweetest tongues. Which is worlds sweetest language? BengaliIf a message circulating on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook is to be believed, Bengali has […]
15 of the easiest languages to learn for English speakers – ranked Frisian. Frisian is thought to be one of the languages most closely related to English, and therefore also the easiest for English-speakers to pick up. Dutch. Norwegian. Spanish. Portuguese. Italian. French. Swedish. What is the easiest language in […]
Since the population diverged, the present-day Han Chinese, Japanese and Korean populations have built their own gene pools and formed distinct genetic makeups. This means that individual ethnicity of the three East Asian groups is distinguishable in genetics if personal genome data are available. Is Koreans related to Chinese? Further, […]
The Yamato people are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan and because of their numbers, the term Yamato is often used interchangeably with the term Japanese. However, other ethnic groups native to Japan, who are genetically distinct from the Yamato, do exist. What is your race if you’re Japanese? […]
Japan: 15 Million Years Old. China: 2100 BC. Armenia: 6500 BC. What language came first Chinese or Japanese? We’ll start with Chinese, since it is the oldest out of the three languages. In fact, the land of the red dragon has the oldest spoken language currently being used in the […]
They have a close special relationship and China is often considered to be North Korea’s closest ally. China and North Korea have a mutual aid and co-operation treaty, which is currently the only defense treaty either country has with any nation. Is China and South Korea friends? South Korea was […]
Japan and South Korea are neighbors, and they are both main allies of the United States in East Asia. Despite this, the relationship between the two states has greatly deteriorated in recent years, characterized by strong mutual distrust and a number of disputes. What is Korea’s relationship with Japan? In […]
In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations; the country would be considered a part of Japan until 1945. When did Korea split from Japan? 1945When Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, the Korean peninsula was split into two […]
Ever since the advent of plastic surgery, large number (20%) of South Koreans and their celebrities do plastic surgery to achieve the same looks. There are more of them in the cities, probably 60–80% of Koreans do it Since Korean beauty standard is very rigid and not diverse at all. […]
The study revealed for the Japanese as a whole, some genetic components from all of the Central, East, Southeast and South Asian populations are prevalent in the Japanese population with the major components of ancestry profile coming from the Korean and Han Chinese clusters. Are Japanese and Chinese same people? […]