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 | | The Great Buddha at Todaiji, Nara, originally cast in AD The Japanese did not start writing their own histories until the 5th and 6th centuries AD, when the Chinese writing system, Buddhism, advanced pottery, ceremonial burial, and other aspects of culture were introduced by aristocrats, artisans, scholars, and monks from Baekje, a kingdom in Korea. |
 | | The constitution of Japan defines the emperor to be "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people", while what the symbol refers to (e.g., head of state?) or whether the emperor is a political, cultural, ethnic, moral or even spiritual symbol has been subject to much debate. |
 | | Historically, China and Korea have been the most influential starting with the development of the Yayoi culture from around 300 BC and culminating with the introduction of rice farming, ceremonial burial, pottery, painting, writing, poetry, etiquette, the Chinese writing system, and Mahayana Buddhism by the 7th century AD. |
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