@dyranofille Famine was frequent in Korea and China as well as in Japan. The reason they remained short is because they chose to avoid meats due to Buddhism. Wars were everywhere in Japan while Korea and China had numerous, huge wars enough to replace rulers. The caste system was insane tho
@dyranofille Indeed it's true for Japan, little people could read and write in early Edo, but Korea and China had the same situation; governers can write, civilians can't.
Also calling one culture shithole is crazy