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  2. Names of Japan - Wikipedia

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    日 (nichi) means "sun" or "day"; 本 (hon) means "base" or "origin". The compound means "origin of the sun", or "source of the sun" [21] or "where the sun rises" (from a Chinese point of view, the sun rises from Japan); it is a source for the popular Western description of Japan as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

  3. Rising Sun Flag - Wikipedia

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    The design is similar to the flag of Japan, which has a red circle in the center signifying the Sun. The difference compared to the flag of Japan is that the Rising Sun Flag has extra sun rays (16 for the ensign) exemplifying the name of Japan as "The Land of the Rising Sun". The Imperial Japanese Army first adopted the Rising Sun Flag in 1870 ...

  4. Japan - Wikipedia

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    The characters 日本 mean "sun origin", [11] which is the source of the popular Western epithet "Land of the Rising Sun". [13] The name "Japan" is based on Min or Wu Chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to European languages through early trade. [14]

  5. Flag of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The exact origin of the Hinomaru is unknown, [8] but the rising sun has carried symbolic meaning since the early 7th century. Japan is often referred to as "the land of the rising sun". [9] The Japanese archipelago is east of the Asian mainland, and is thus where the sun "rises".

  6. Land of the Rising Sun (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Land of the Rising Sun is a popular Western name for Japan. Land of the Rising Sun may also refer to: "Land of the Rising Sun" (national anthem), of the secessionist African state of Biafra; Land of the Rising Sun (role-playing game), a 1980 samurai game

  7. The House of the Rising Sun - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, Gary Glitter released a cover version of "House of the Rising Sun" as a single, which reached number 77 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2024, Irina Ognjević performed "The House of the Rising Sun" at the international Preparing Stars competition in Romania, where she won the Foreign Language category (13-14 years). Her rendition of the ...

  8. Order of the Rising Sun - Wikipedia

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    The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章, Kyokujitsu-shō) is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, [2] created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. [3] [4] The badge features rays of sunlight

  9. Land of the Rising Sun (role-playing game) - Wikipedia

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    In Land of the Rising Sun, players take on the roles of samurai warriors. [1] The game, derived in large part from FGU's previously published fantasy role-playing game Chivalry & Sorcery, is a class-and-level system with rules covering honor, martial arts, aerial and water combat, the astral plane, spirits, demons, and ninjas.

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