with or without 'the'?

AnonymousI've noticed that the Japanese people smile a lot.
or
I've noticed that Japanese people smile a lot.

Which one?

I've noticed that the Japanese smile a lot.

In my opinion, "I`ve noticed that the Japanese people smile a lot" is betther than "I`ve noticed that Japanese people smile a lot"

AnonymousI've noticed that the Japanese people smile a lot.
or
I've noticed that Japanese people smile a lot.

There is usually no grammatical reason to use the article if the reference is to Japanese people in general, not to a specific group, even though it is sometimes used for reasons of se

the Japanese = the people of Japan

The Japanese make excellent cars.

Yoong Liatthe Japanese = the people of Japan

The Japanese make excellent cars.

Yes, of course, but the original poster didn't ask about that. The + adjective usually produces a plural noun if the reference is to people: The Japanese make excellent cars.

Yoong LiatI've noticed that the Japanese people smile a lot.
or
I've noticed that Japanese people smile a lot.

Which one?

My first reply: I've noticed the Japanese smile a lot.

The following complements the above reply.

the Japanese = the people of Japan

Cool BreezeI get the impression that the poster is asking which is correct, Japanese people or the Japanese people. The Japanese isn't one of his options.

I understand what you mean now.

However, I 'm providing the poster with what I consider to be the best version.

The Japanese (people) -- To me, 'people' is redundant,

Yoong LiatI understand what you mean now.

However, I 'm providing the poster with what I consider to be the best version.

The Japanese (people) -- To me, 'people' is redundant,

The Chinese/Malays/Indians. ('people' is not needed)

People isn't needed in the Japanese but Japanese people is correct Eng

Hi all,

Does it mean that we can either say 'the Japanese make excellent cars' or 'Japanese people make excellent cars'? And the article 'the' is not needed before 'Japanese people'? 


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