Japan Karate Association's motto is 'Keepers of Karate's Highest Tradition'.
Japan Karate Association was created in 1949.
Shotokan karate was brought to Japan from Okinawa.
China and Japan are not continents but countries. They are both located in the continent of Asia. However, karate comes from Japan.
Karate came from Okinawa, which is now a part of Japan. Kung Fu is from China.
Karate originated on Okinawa. It was taken to Japan in the 1930's.
Karate comes from an island called "Okinawa". Karate basically 'evolved' from Southern Chinese Kung Fu styles. It came to mainland Japan in the late nineteenth-century. Judo, too, was created in Japan in the late nineteenth-century . Judo is an offshoot of Japanese 'Jujutsu'. (Note: 'Jujutsu' did not evolve from Karate)
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All Japan Karate do Association. Founded by Kanken Toyama
It was a style of karate brought to Japan from Okinawa by Gichin Funakoshi. He modified Shorin Ryu karate to fit the what was needed in Japan. It was named after his pen name Shoto and the name for a place, Kan.
Karate came to Japan about 90 years ago. It was adapted by many as a martial art and a way of life, similar to that found in the other martial arts. Japan in turn influenced Karate by creating the ranking system and uniforms that are used.