Talk:Jews in Japan

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--- Even so, Japan remains one of most Jewish influenced countries in the world. Many scholars have also pointed out that the Jews and the Japanese share many cultural similarities, dating all the way back to the time of Moses. This includes (among other coincidences) that both use the Gregorian calendar for daily purpose though both used traditional calendars on holidays and that both of the nation's diets abstain from eating a lot of meat and dairy products. ---

I would like to know based on wich facts would Japan be 'one of the most Jewish influenced countries in the world' ? The gregorian calender is only a coincidence and the nation's diets does not abstain from meat and dairy products by choice but due to the low availability due to their geography.


 * "Even so, Japan remains one of most Jewish influenced countries in the world"

Is this statement true? There is nothing in the article to back this up...needs a lot more exposition. I am not an expert, but I would be surprised if any scholar of Judaism or Jewish history would really put the influence of Jewish culture on Japan above, for example, Israel, the whole of eastern Europe and much of central/western Europe (comprising many (10+) countries), the United States, numerous Middle Eastern and North African countries, Ethiopia et al. I am not any kind of authority, and I stand to be corrected- but can anybody back up this staement with facts?Badgerpatrol 00:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. I am going to remove the lines until someone comes up with a source.  NoIdeaNick 00:54, 17 January 2006 (UTC)