The Study On Nation Character Of Japan And The Influence On Japan-China Relationship

China and Japan are close neighbors separated only by a narrow strip of water and facing each other across the sea. China is the earliest country in the world to know Japan and the intercourse of the two countries is over 2,000 years. Since Japan began lesson with China most of the time and because of the concept of great power chauvinism, we regard Japan as a small island and never study Japan or Yamato until the early modern. From the First Sino-Japanese War and the War of Resistance against Japan to China-Japan diplomatic ties, for almost one hundred years the enmities between two countries can't be dissipated. The Chinese people always hold a grudge for Japan's colonial invasion instead of rational researching and observing. Although we are close, there are barriers in our hearts; although we have lots of material contacts, we are short of spiritual exchange. The close neighbor and her national are so far away from us. Entering the 21st century, opening to the outside world and economic globalization are replacing seclusion policies in China. The Sino-Japan relations has become top priority in Chinese diplomacy and its trend is so important that could guide the economy between the two countries and international security and stability. To research Japan and Japanese people has become an urgent issue for us. Many factors could effect Sino-Japan relations, in a certain extent, the national character may have fatal influence on Japanese foreign policies. In this article the author started from analyzing the Japanese national character, dissecting the national character influence on Sino-Japan relations and making targeted recommendations and suggestions on developing Sino-Japan relations.