How do the facial features of the Chinese differentiate from those of the Japanese?

Question

And other Asian races, such as Vietnamese, Korean, etc. Because I would like to be able to tell the difference at a glance, just like Asians usually can. Thanks.

Answer 1

China is such a huge country there is actually quite a lot of difference in appearance between people from different regions. In places like Manchuria which had a heavy Japanese influence, you might have a hard time figuring out a person's ancestry just from appearance. It's like going to some foreign place and identifying someone as being "American," there's no one standard face and you might go by clues having to do with bearing or clothing.

It's also a myth that Asians can tell other Asians apart with perfect accuracy.

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Answer 2

I can tell you how to identify the Japanese, at least, but only because one of my best friends is Japanese.

They tend to be darker than the other Asians, although not by much. And their eyes are less "squinty" - that's the best way to put it, I hope the term doesn't offend anyone!

I can't tell the Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese apart, unfortunately. There are differences, though, I'm just not good at spotting them.