Asia

Japan and the Korean Peninsula

Where is the land of the rising sun

The Japanese name for Japan, Nippon, which means “origin of the sun,” evolved into “land of the rising sun.” The name probably derived from the fact that for centuries, Japan was the easternmost known land, and thus where the sun seemed to rise.



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