Japan and China are Asian countries that have had a rapid economic growth of late; Japan is the third-largest economy from China and the United States that are the second-largest and largest economies in the world respectively. Though different countries have different family settings, the two communities have managed to have are collectivists, family-oriented, and highly concern about saving their faces.
In China, women assume the role of taking care of children, and men are supposed to provide for the family, although this notion has been there since the old days of society, it is continually being challenged by the modern lifestyle. Japanese family’s role of taking care of children and parenting can be seen to be divided among men and women however, women dominate.
One major difference seen in Chinese and Japanese is that the Chinese are loud and act aggressively. On the other hand, the Japanese are silent and talks when it matters. Secondly, the Chinese express their public affection more openly than the Japanese do. Both societies are collectivists, this means that they enjoy living together as nuclear families and have arrangements to have family gatherings. This has created a close link and collaboration among societies. In January 2011, the Chinese government was concern about the degree to which the young generation is taking care of its parents. In the wake of the New Year, the government was considering making laws to compel young working people to take care of their parents. This is an indication of dying family ties.
The two societies have common elements in that they are conservatisms, respect their culture and maintain family ties. They are collectivists, family-oriented, and highly concern about saving their faces (Hanh, 2010).
Reference
Hanh, P.(2010). Compare and contrast Japanese and Chinese culture. Web.