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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, north of Indonesia, west of the USA, and south of Russia.

Japan is a small-sized nation in terms of population, currently sitting at around 169 active citizens.