Is Korea and Japan, France and Britain of Asia?

Question

In terms of history and their relations with each other.

I don't mean that Korea and Japan is in Europe. I mean that is Korea and Japan, the France and Britain of Asia? Meaning Is their relationship similar to France and Britain in Europe!

Answer 1

yes china is america of asia

Answer 2

No -- not at all. Britain and France were roughly equal countries in power and status which competed with each other for dominance for centuries. And to tell the truth, they're still jockeying for position now in the EU. This was never the case with Japan and Korea.

France always had imperial ambitions in Europe, and Korea never did. For good reason, Korea has always been called "The Hermit Kingdom," the majority of Korean history has been an attempt to be left alone.

In fact, if you need a European analogy for Korea, the best one is Poland which found itself uncomfortable positioned between the two great powers of Prussia/Germany and Russia, and as a result spent most of its history trying to maintain its independence from neighboring larger powers. The same is true for Korea which found itself between the greater powers of China and Japan.

Hope this helps. Cheers, mate.

Answer 3

In terms of behaviour patterns, Japanese have some features in common with British: both are reserved and polite (as an ideal!!). Both are island states, rarely invaded in their history. Korea is like France in being a mainland state and having been invaded many times over the years. However, currently it is more like Germany was: divided into two countries. Japan was a recent conqueror and ruler of Korea. Britain has no similar episode in relation to France unless you go back to the Hundred Years' War. Also, Korea is not seen in the same way as France in terms of gastronomy ("haute cuisine", wines, cheeses...), fashion or tourism. It scores highly in Asia for its films and popstars, which is not really the case for France. Japan has successfully exported some of its food: think of sushi. There is no similarly widespread British food, not even fish and chips!

Answer 4

I don't think the comparison makes much sense. First of all, Asia in a huge and diverse continent with different characteristics in every corner. I think in this case you are talking about the Far East (East Asia) right?

Comparing Japan to United kingdoms makes some logistical sense, since both are island nations and are sometimes isolated from the mainland. But Korea is different and difficult to compare as it is currently divided politically (like Germany). If you want an analogy for Korea, Poland (mentioned by user above) is an interesting one, especially when it comes to imperial history. Another alternate view according to me is that geographically the Korean peninsula could be seen as located at Northern-Eastern Asian mainland, "sort" of similar to Scandinavian Peninsula's position in Europe, it can maybe compare to a Northern European nations... But of course it is still different in many situations.

While on this, the largest country in Eastern Asia, China is a lot like the entire continental Europe (mainland Europe), with its ancient history, culture, diversity and influences on various nations surrounds it.

But overall, every continent is different, so I think comparing European countries with East Asian countries is perhaps not a good one.

Answer 5

No, in terms of their history Japan occupied Korea from 1910 - 1945. Britain never occupied France, and France never occupied Britain, neither for 1 year - nor for 55 years.

Answer 6

You have a point France and the Brits never liked each other but come together when need be i;e Suez canal Korea and Japan about the same both fear China and know for some reason Americans have always liked the Chinese and mistrust them -interesting point!star for you

Answer 7

Maybe. I would, however, throw China into the conversation.

Answer 8

Good analogy