2. Far East Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean Government: Communist, Constitutional Monarchy, Democratic Republic Religion: Buddhism, Shinto, Traditional Beliefs Daily Life: Large Cities, Urban Industry, Small Rural Villages Land Use: Limited Unused Land in Japan and Korean, Rural Land in Northern China Orlando G. releases this image under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Image taken by user ClffClavin at VirtualTourist.com The Japanese often borrow from other cultures. What aspects of the Japanese culture have Americans borrowed?

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5. Social Class / Wealth: More Social Mobility in South Korea and Japan Children / Family: Decreasing Population, Government Controls Population in China Natural Resources: Coal and other Minerals, Fishing Economics: Trade, Industry Gender / Minority Rights: Equal under the law, but some people hold to the tradition that women should have fewer rights.. Far East Even though China is very modern, why do you think Chinese farmers still use agricultural techniques that are thousands of years old? Public Domain