I’m aware that feudalism can be summed up as a single definition, however Japan and Europe were practically different worlds prior to the late 16th century. Because of this limited communication it’s doubtful that their social hierarchy is an exact model.
I’m aware that feudalism can be summed up as a single definition
You mean can't right?
The problem with this question is we need both a point of reference for Japan (which century) and Europe (which country and which century). But the general answer's probably the same no matter what: except the most superficial (ie de-facto hereditary groups of warrior-aristocrats given control of semi-autonomous polities in exchange for following the laws and resource/military mobilization orders of a higher level of power/government) nothing is the same.
Just saying Japan/Europe was "feudal" and stopping there decrease our understanding of the social-political-economic intricacies of the time, so is something academics don't really do.
If you're interested I briefly explained some similarities and differences between Japan and Europe here and half way down the page here