What is a similarity between japanese and chinese religious beliefs?

One similarity between Chinese and Japanese religious beliefs is that both put a great emphasis on the importance of worshiping and respecting our ancestors. In fact, there is a link between the two, as it is widely accepted that many of the ancestral worship practiced in Japan have actually evolved from practices that were first present in Chinese belief systems.

They had to go back and forth to the atlantic ocean and the pacific ocean to build the panama canal thats the best i can answer

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