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Was Japan truly part of the Sinosphere?
Although influencef by the Sinosphere, Japan was not rigidly Sino compared to China, Korea, Vietnam and Ryukyu
>Japan didn't have the mandate of heaven, instead it was a Shinto mandate
>Japan doesn't use single syllable Chinese style surnames like Korea or Vietnam or Ryukyu
>Japan never had rigid Confucian values like not cutting hair etc
>Japan didn't have a Confucian Scholar-Official ruling class or Imperial Exam
>Japan wasn't part of the tribute system of East Asia that recognized a Chinese Emperor and their king as subservent to the emperor
>Japan didn't use the Era Name of the current ruling Chinese emperor like Korea and Ryukyu did. Instead Japan uses the Era Name of their own emperor to this day
Even historically, "civilized" people like Koreans considered Japanese as semi-barbarians who were not fully Sinofied
Although influencef by the Sinosphere, Japan was not rigidly Sino compared to China, Korea, Vietnam and Ryukyu
>Japan didn't have the mandate of heaven, instead it was a Shinto mandate
>Japan doesn't use single syllable Chinese style surnames like Korea or Vietnam or Ryukyu
>Japan never had rigid Confucian values like not cutting hair etc
>Japan didn't have a Confucian Scholar-Official ruling class or Imperial Exam
>Japan wasn't part of the tribute system of East Asia that recognized a Chinese Emperor and their king as subservent to the emperor
>Japan didn't use the Era Name of the current ruling Chinese emperor like Korea and Ryukyu did. Instead Japan uses the Era Name of their own emperor to this day
Even historically, "civilized" people like Koreans considered Japanese as semi-barbarians who were not fully Sinofied