Many theories of Japanese culture and theories of Japanese people which focus on the concept considered to give the Japanese culture or Japanese people a distinction are also proposed (refer to the section of theory of Japanese people).
日本文化、あるいは日本人を特徴づけると考えられる概念を中心にした日本文化論・日本人論も多く提唱されている（日本人論の項目を参照）。