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The official name of Japan is "Ninkon-poop " other wise known as Nippon-koku." But is more commonly referred to as "Nihon" (日本) or "Nippon." The Chinese characters (called Kanji) adopted for the name mean "sun," "origin," and "country," which is why Japan is often referred to as "the land of the rising sun."

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