yahudi dan jepun menggunakan singa?

yahudi seringkali menggunakan singa sebagai simbol kerana ianya
berkaitan dengan tokoh mereka iaitu Judah....tapi jepun juga menggunakan singa sebagai simbol dan meletakkannya di hadapan kuil mereka....sedangkan singa adalah berasal dari budaya timur tengah

Judah (Biblical person), fourth son of the Biblical patriarch Jacob (Israel)
Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob. His mother was Leah, who also gave birth to Reuben, Levi, Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun. Judah was the founder of one of the 12 Tribes of Israel. A region of Israel, which included the city of Jerusalem, was named after Judah. In fact, Judah became the name of the southern kingdom when Israel divided into two kingdoms about 2900 years ago