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by bliss_st on June 3rd, 2004

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Why is Japan called "the land of the rising sun"?

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  • by Jan Szafranski on June 4th, 2004

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    Being situated in the Orient (Latin for East), in that geographically it lies in the East; and as the Sun rises in the East, and sets in the West; Japan could be described as the land which lies in the geographical region which is also where the sun rises... or "land of the rising sun". It is also a reference to the national flag which sees a sun rising from the horizon (which can only happen at the eastern horizon).

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    • Actually, Japan was known as the land of the rising sun well before it established it's flag in 1870.

      Richard_W2695

      by Richard_W2695 on October 10th, 2010

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