Most certainly not. It's a country, right between Sweden and Russia.
yes
Yes. Japan does occasionally get tornadoes.
yes
Portuguese, England (1811-1816), Netherland, and Japan.
yes. yes they did.
yes
Yes, South Africa was colonised by British, so i guess they occupied South Africa.
Yes, among them 'Wa' and 'Yamato.'
Yes
Yes
yes it did it started at 1863 and ended at 1868