Which of the Following Statements Is False

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The Japanese language was first transcribed in a script much older than that developed by the Chinese.
B) Spoken Chinese and Japanese were quite different in grammar and syntax.
C) The Japanese incorporated thousands of Chinese words into their language.
D) Chinese was used exclusively in all early books by Japanese authors, whatever the subject, as well as in all government records and documents.
E) The literature of China was to that of Japan as the literature of Greece was to Rome.