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Establishing and maintaining positive social interaction with peers is important for young children because it will form a foundation for their later social adjustment. The purpose of the study was to compare kindergarten curriculum between Korea and Japan focused on social relationships. This study had two specific aims: To compare Korea kindergarten curriculum with Japan's; and to carefully analyse the area of social relationship and human relationships in kindergarten curriculum. To find out similarities and differences, educational goals, objectives, content, and guiding principles of kindergarten curriculum between two countries were analyzed. Findings from this research are reviewed as a means of identifying resources that may useful for developing kindergarten curriculum in Korea.