China vs Japan which Asian country influenced the world the most?

[Ruggery]

Among these 2 countries, which one influenced the history of humanity the most?

[Andullero]

Among these 2 countries, which one influenced the history of humanity the most?

China, just by dint of gunpowder alone.

[Tooting Carmen]

Relative to its size Japan. In absolute terms China.

[Harkonnen]

China certainly early on was a powerhouse. Japan dominated East Asia was essentially the last century or so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ese_inventions

[El_Abominacion]

China by a mile

[Tannhauser]

China influenced Japan.

[TheOldNorth]

Depends... do you count Japanese culture adopted from China as Chinese or Japanese? Does ancient Chinese innovations count? I think technologically China, culturally Japan

[Ruggery]

Depends... do you count Japanese culture adopted from China as Chinese or Japanese? Does ancient Chinese innovations count? I think technologically China, culturally Japan

In the cultural and technology area?

[Ruggery]

China influenced Japan.

True, there was even an ethnic group from China that immigrated en masse to Japan and that today forms a genetically important base in the Japanese.

[alpha.ghot]

China all the way.