` :::I don't think that eating pork constitutes a valid reason for assigning southern Japan to ``Chinese civilisation``. There is lots of Chinese influence in Asia. No one is denying that. There is also lots of Japanese influence in Taiwan and even China (though the Chinese usually wont' admit it). There is also a huge Western influence on Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mongolia, etc.   :::I just can't see the point of all this.  :::  `