To add to that, China&#x27;s simplification process happened during the 50s and 60s, back when China was deeply impoverished, had massive famines thanks to the Great Leap Forward[0], and had basically zero international influence (didn&#x27;t even have a UN seat). They weren&#x27;t in a position to influence Japan in any way. Not to mention that Japan was in the opposite camp during the Cold War.<p>[0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Great_Leap_Forward" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Great_Leap_Forward</a>