- Dokdo in the East Sea
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Dokdo in the East Sea
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1. Korea and Japan: Understanding Each Other
To get along like good neighbors, people need to know each other well.
How is Japan different from Korea? How is it the same?
Let’s compare food from the two countries.
Korea and Japan have different ways of placing chopsticks.
Korean people place their rice bowl on the table and use a spoon to eat from the bowl. Japanese people hold the rice bowl in their hands and use chopsticks to eat from it.
The traditional dresses worn by the women of each country are different as well. While Korean hanbok grows wider from top to bottom, the Japanese kimono remains very narrow.
Korea and Japan have different ways of placing chopsticks.
Korean people place their rice bowl on the table and use a spoon to eat from the bowl. Japanese people hold the rice bowl in their hands and use chopsticks to eat from it.
The traditional dresses worn by the women of each country are different as well. While Korean hanbok grows wider from top to bottom, the Japanese kimono remains very narrow.
You can understand each other better if you know one another’s differences.
So knowing about others is the first step to understanding!
There sure are a lot of differences between Korea and Japan!
The traditional housing culture in each country is also different. Korean people heat the floors of their homes using a heating system known as ondol.
Japanese people live in homes with floors that were covered with tatami straw mats.
If it were not for these straw mats the floors would be sticky because Japan is an island country with a humid climate.
While Korea used to be a society of Confucian scholars,
Japanese society was dominated by a samurai class.
This text was adapted from “Far Country, Neighbor Country 7 (Japan)”
So knowing about others is the first step to understanding!
There sure are a lot of differences between Korea and Japan!
The traditional housing culture in each country is also different. Korean people heat the floors of their homes using a heating system known as ondol.
Japanese people live in homes with floors that were covered with tatami straw mats.
If it were not for these straw mats the floors would be sticky because Japan is an island country with a humid climate.
While Korea used to be a society of Confucian scholars,
Japanese society was dominated by a samurai class.
This text was adapted from “Far Country, Neighbor Country 7 (Japan)”
■ Let’s sum up Korea and Japan’s similarities and differences.
Similarities
In both countries ( ) are used for eating meals.
Differences
Korea|Japan
Clothing and Textiles
Diet
Housing
In both countries ( ) are used for eating meals.
Differences
Korea|Japan
Clothing and Textiles
Diet
Housing
The discussions and debates held through these types of exchanges and cooperation are Korea and Japan’s efforts to solve any problems between them and promote their friendship.
