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Show Far-Eastern Civilizations The civilization of China goes much farther back than that of Japan. As a matter of fact, Chinese civilization was introduced Into Japan about the First century A. D. In modern times, however, Japan has outstripped China in many respects, Japan having adopted adopt-ed western standards of living to a much greater degree. While Japan has shown a capacity equal to that of any ether known people and, while their manners and customs and certain cer-tain Institutions were modified In ancient an-cient times by Chinese culture, they have kept pace with European and American civilization. |