He was also influential in Japan known as Shushigaku (朱子学, School of Master Zhu), and in Korea known as Jujahak (주자학), where it became an orthodoxy.
Ai ishte gjithashtu me ndikim në Japoni i njohur si Shushigaku (朱子学, Shkolla e Master Zhu), dhe në Kore të njohur si Jujahak (주자학), ku u bë ortodoksi.