Why is Japan called "Land of the Rising Sun"?
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Japan is an archipelago, or a group of islands, about 100 miles east of theAsian mainland. The ancient Japanese knew about China and Korea, but they did not know of any land east of their islands. They believed theirs was the first land awakened by the rising sun. The Japanese call their land Nippon, meaning "Land of the Rising Sun." The Europeans learned of Japan from the Chinese, who mispronounced the name as Zipango. That word eventually evolved into Japan. \n\n     Japan consists of thousands of islands, many of which are too small for people to live. Most people live on four islands: Honshu is the largest, and and most populated island. Shikoku and Kyushu are smaller islands south of Honshu, and Hokkaido is north of Honshu. Japan is smaller than California, but because of the shape of the nation, it experiences almost as many climates as the United States. In fact, the northernmost part of Hokkaido is at the same latitude as Montreal, while the southernmost tip of Kyushu is parallel to Pensacola, Florida.
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It mainly takes place in Feudal Japan.In the 1500s to be exact.
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Japan was in a land war with China and needed oil from Malaysia and the Americans threatened to block them. They thought if they took out the American naval fleet they would have complete control of the Far East. They not only attacked Hawaii, they also attacked and invaded the Philippines along with many other British and American outposts. Bottom line: It was about the oil.
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None official that I know of, though in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese the name translates as "star of the king of the dead". Also, in Korean, it is named "Yama" after the guardian of hell in Budhism and Hinduism.
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island countries like japan, philippines, etc.
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its a japanese name, so my guess would be japan.
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Japan. It pretty much means - Hello?
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Japan's history is more deeply rooted in Buddhism and less U.S. occupancy.
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Japan because they have cool technology.
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It was oil and other resources such as rubber and scrap steel.  Oil was the reason Japan coveted S E Asia.  \n\nThere was another reason:  an underestimation of the foe they were taking on.  They underestimated the industrial might of the USA . Yamamoto, the Japanese admiral who planned and led the attack on Pearl Harbor stated exactly what was to happen: initial successes until Japan would be overcome by the strength of the industrial response.  Also, call it nationalism or perhaps racism, Japan didn't think they would lose to the USA.  They thought they were tougher and better warriors.  And they were a tenacious, brave adversary.  But they woefully misunderstood the spirit of the Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought under the Stars and Stripes.
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one of those asian countries either china or japan
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Most of the current animosity comes from Japanese actions in East Asia before and during WWII.  The Japanese army committed many, many, many atrocities during that time, and even now the Japanese has not acknowledged, let alone apologized for them.  Historically, China has provided a lot of cultural/religious/technological ideas to Japan, but the Japanese ruling classes have "Japanized" them.  The Japanese shoguns also periodically tried to invade Korea before Japan's isolationist period.  \n\nThere's a strong amount of national pride in each country, and it's had time to stew over the centuries.
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I can probably get more information of it through research but here is what i know .. =) it is definitly korean because there is another island next to Dokdo where Korean actually have lived for a long time. It only takes 1hr 30 min ~ 2hr 30min from this island to get to Dokdo by ship. Dokdo is not exactly a place where a person can live, it is a rocky island and not enough drinkable water.. but Japan wants it so bad because it will enlarge their sea territory tramendasly. Japanese fisher abrubtly intrude the sea border near dokdo to fish in many occations. There is no obvious reason why Japan think its theirs other than their attempt to gain larger sea territory and stronger sea power. Korea have been occupied dokdo island from very long time ago, and I think Japan pretty recently began to claim that its theirs out of no where.. well it doesnt seem right to me when Japan claims some random island based on no logical reason.. it is just my opinion.. If i think of an anology, its like all of sudden Japan claims that Hawaii and Guam is theirs?.. Japan also uses diplomatic power and money to obscure ppl's opinion on this issue.. which many ppl easily fall into. be careful of false propaganda and i hope my answer helped u to get this issue straight..have a nice day=) ps. sorri if i misspelled any words
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Quickly:\nEach are headed out by a leader. Japan has an emperor and Europe has a king. Neither controlled a huge amount of power for small regions and so that power was handed down to others.\n\nIn Japan there was the shoguns and in Europe they had their lords. Working under the lords were knights and the Japanese version of a knight is the samurai.\n\nAt the bottom were peasants for both Europe and Japan, though merchants were even below that in Japanese feudal society.
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Japan has the oldest monarchy in the world, starting in 660 BC.
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There have been thousand of small town and village in Japan since ancient times.\nMost small town and village were very poor. However they had local festivals. Some neighbor villages have got together and do annual or seasonal competitive race and contest for their fun. They enjoyed those festivals because they were also militia (local samurai) when in war time.\nWhen western culture was started to be imported, ppl found there was any essence which chevy Japanese samurai spirits, 2 teams fight and compete, in some those culture. I think baseball was one of them.\nSee, Korea had been under the reign of China for 1,000 years. Civilian was not at leisure in life, and had no spare time to enjoy those recreation.
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Japan renounced the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan in the peace treaty, but no recipient was designated. According to authoritative research on international treaty law and the laws of war, under such circumstances the title to Taiwan territory escheats to "the conqueror," which in the post-Napoleonic period is "the principal occupying power."  Article 23 of the peace treaty confirms that the United States is the principal occupying power.