Is Japan a Western country ?

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I think Japan is not westernized.However I can say japan is just modernized country.

japan is still isolated

and also china and korea want to easternize Japan

japanese values and thire values are so different, too

Japan is " technically " westernized modern Oriental island nation.

Japan is still isolated ?

How can a traditionally Eastern Asian island nation like Japan be "
easternized " by other East Asians ?

Koreans and Japanese " appear culturally Chinese ",but has own respective culture.Japanese is based on shame culture/shame-driven,oppose to both Chinese and Koreans like the Europeans are based on " guilt-driven/consciousness " therefore we are closer to Westerners in this regard.