Compare and Contrast Korea and Japan

Have you ever seen a football game which is Korea versus Japan? Korea and Japan seem so close geographically, but actually the distance between them is very far. However, they have been rapidly closing the distance recently with some events like the 2002 Korea Japan World cup. There are parallels not only football game, but also people, geography and culture in both of them.

There are some important similarities between Korea and Japan. First of all, They are similar in physical appearances. Although Koreans are the tallest people in Asia, Japanese people are not that tall. Their skin features such as ear, eye, mouth, and nose are similar to each other. Japanese are just taller than some South East Asian countries like Thai, Vietnam or Malaysia. Besides, probably because of the military service in Korea, Korean men are heavier than Japanese men. Thus, I think that Koreans are more similar to Western people when it comes to physical appearances.
Second, both have a developed public transportation system ,which allow them to travel anywhere in one day. If you have a boarding pass ,you can go safely anywhere that you want to go even at midnight. Third, as the their market becomes more competitive, the education and training in the two countries becomes more important compared with others. The cost of private education is often beyond the average family's ability to pay in two counties.

They are dissimilar in geographic characteristics. First of all, Korea and Japan are geographically different. As you can see on a world map, Korea is a peninsula but Japan consists of thousands of islands. Because of the geo graphic conditions, historically, Koreans have eaten more meat, unlike the Japanese people who have had more sea food. Additionally, when it comes to the spread of culture, especially, Buddhism or Confucianism was spread from China continent to the Korean peninsula, and then from Korea to Japan’s islands. Second, their characteristics are quite dissimilar due to history and the geographic condition. Koreans who have lived in a peninsular, like Italian, are relatively aggressive and argumentative. This is the reason why Koreans sometimes look impolite or careless, but they are just blunt. On the other hand, Japanese people seem to be courteous, but they are subtle. They are so diplomatic that almost all foreigners like and respect them. Indeed, their successful globalization has been based on their diplomatic temper.

In conclusion, both of them are so industrious, it will be much closer in the future, as long as they make efforts in various ways while using well similarities, dissimilar such as geography, people, culture, I supposed.