Q: Did Japanese serfdom have higher status than English counterpart?
A: Serfs in Medieval England were peasants that were indentured servants to their lords. Serfs were often harshly treated and had little legal redress against the actions of their lords. Japanese serfs were farmers and fishermen. Japanese believed that serfs produced food, which was depended on by all classes, therefore, they worked harder.
The answer is yes.

Q: Does the United States of America touch the Indian Ocean?
A: The United States of America is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Even the westernmost point of the USA, the Hawaiian Islands, is too far east in the Pacific to be anywhere near that ocean's border with the Indian Ocean.
The answer is no.

Q: Are there special traffic laws associated with funerals?
A: Many funerals have a religious ceremony held in a chapel separate from the cemetery. The corpse and all the attendees have to move from the memorial site to the cemetery. Everyone at the funeral lines up their cars into a procession and follow special rules as they drive to keep the line assembled in transport.
The answer is yes.

Q: Did the butler Eugene Allen retire the same year a centuries-old war ended?
A:
Eugene Allen was a butler at the White House for 34 years until 1986. The United Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ended the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' Warnin 1986.
The answer is yes.