In A.D. 1868, Emperor Meiji carried out the Meiji Restoration. Under the guidance of the ideas of "educating" and "cultivating foreign talents", he absorbed a large number of European and American cultures, laying the foundation for Japan's rapid transformation into a capitalist power.
Japanese people pay attention to etiquette and have the custom of giving gifts. But they usually send something that is useless to them, and the recipient can transfer it again. Japanese people like China's silk, famous wine, traditional Chinese medicine and some famous brands.
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The national origin of the Japanese: There is no conclusion about the national origin of the Japanese. There are some records in China's ancient books, especially Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing is one of the most important geographical documents in human history. It records the distribution of mountains, rivers, landforms, products and nationalities in China and its surrounding areas, as well as the corresponding historical stories, covering the Zhou Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Xia Dynasty and Pre-Xia Period (10,000 years ago).
Among them, the Zhou Dynasty document "Beijing in the Sea" records: "Gaiguo is in the south of Juyan and north of Japan. It is a swallow. " Other chapters in The Classic of Mountains and Seas tell the story of China people migrating to islands in the East China Sea many times.