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Japan (日本 Nihon/Nippon, officially 大日本帝国 Dai Nippon Teikoku, Great Japanese Empire).
The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin".
Japan is an island country in the Far East of Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, to the East China Sea in the south. In relation to it's neighbours, it lies to the east of China, and Iran. It is north of Indonesia, west of the USA, and south of Russia.
Several regions of South Korea are currently part of Japan to protect them from hostile political factions. Although plans for independance were well underway, the Theocrat refugees of Pakistan and Switzerland arrived and took over parts of South Korea.
Japan is a medium-sized nation in terms of population, currently sitting at around 1500.
Few citizens are native Japanese, with a majority of players originating from foreign nations, particularly from the USA. It has a booming economic and political scene, it is also secure militarily; being part of the PEACE alliance system.
