Originally Posted by
Taiji
They have the same variations in skin tone, however it is easier to find light Koreans than Japanese. It's notable that even Korean men are mostly light skinned although when it comes to women, very pale Japanese are very, very 'white'. In fact, so much so I've even heard Europeans (West and North Europeans) claim that the "Japanese are whiter than white people". Of course, I don't think this is to be taken literally, Nordics, Celts and Anglo Saxons are often known to be self deprecating when giving compliments.
Some Japanese high school students:
They honestly don't look very distinguishable from Koreans so I really can't fault Europeans for being unable to tell them apart. Most native Japanese and Chinese have the same opinion themselves that East Asians look alike. While Koreans do make the distinction between Chinese, most don't see themselves as different from the Japanese.
FME, it's often 'racists' with obvious agendas that exaggerate the differences between Japanese and Koreans. And it's important to note that these 'racists' are often not East Asian or White.
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