Feudalism in both Western Europe and Japan stressed the importance of warriors and the warrior code along with the significance of the separate, yet coexisting, parts of society and their reliance on each other. However, the Japanese focused more on morality and fulfilling their societal obligations whereas Europeans thought duty to their elders, betters and, most importantly, God was more crucial. Although feudalism in both Japan and Europe emerged due to political instability the reasons, processes, and results differed greatly.
In both Europe and Japan feudalism stressed the values and morals of warriors and their obligatory protection of people. The people of W. Europe felt it necessary for the warriors to "defend all the people" (Doc 1).