If you mean a different government than the one ruling today then the answer is certianly yes! The kingdom that eventually came to rule all of Japan was called Yamato and it is believed that it...
China is on mainland while japan is an island! another difference: China is called China and Japan is called Japan. you'd probably get into trouble if u said tht in school... if u r in school...
Japan's semi mythical first emperor was Jimmu Tenno. In terms of time we're talking the time period of 600 AD (common era). Prince Shotoku (Shotoku Kotaishi) is credited with codifying Japan's laws....