caster51 said:I dont think so.
there is sea between them
Person's traffic was more difficult.
even next prefecture was like a foreign country.
who knew them?
caster51 .... I agree with you.
Many early ancestors ( excluding Ainu ) of modern day Japanese WERE various nomadic clans passed through Korea peninsula from NE region ( China ) of Asia continent,they couldn't have known other Tungus tribes later settled in Korea peninsula therefore I doubt they felt any " kinship " toward each other.According to credible history texts,Japan islands later established diplomatic ties and cultural exchanges with " foreign " kingdoms of Baekje and Silla located in southern part of Korea.
On the same token,there is a common shared NE NOMADIC lineage among most Japanese and Koreans whether these 2 nationalities accept it or not.
Chinese often make " sarcastic giggles " when Koreans ignorantly claim they created Japanese civilization.Japanese and Chinese absolutely know Koreans have nothing to be proud of,therefore resort to " hi-jack " other NE Asians' achievements as if it was theirs.Recent years,some extremist S Koreans shamelessly claim their Dong-Yi ancestors INVENTED Chinese script and Confucius was chosenjin or ancient Korean NOT CHINAMAN.
Ancient times,there were hundreds loosely northern continental NOMADIC CLANS roamed freely where is now Outer Mongolia,Inner Mongolia,parts of Siberia,plus China's NE region.Authentic Chinese history chronicles documented tribal names and backgrounds of these barbaric tribes.I recently accumulated a nice collection of Chinese language books on ancient Chinese nomadic clans like Mongol Xian Bei,Xiongnu ( Huns ),Tungus tribes,etc.
Some recent sources ( including Japanese ) identified Yayoi had ANCIENT CONNECTIONS TO China's Yangtze River,it's now believed Japan's rice culture came from that region.Some do entertain the idea Yayoi settlers migrated from coastal region of China ( Jiangsu province ),for there are some solid archaelogical findings support such claim.
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