Multiple choice general knowledge

4.The country called the Land of Rising Sun is

  1. Brazil

  2. Ireland

  3. Iraq

  4. Japan
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Explanation

Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun' because of its geographic location as one of the easternmost countries in the world, where the sun appears to rise first each day. The name 'Japan' (Nihon) in Japanese literally means 'origin of the sun.' This poetic nickname references the country's position in the far east.

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