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Distinctive Name: Land of the Rising Sun. Identify the name of the country

  1. Bhutan

  2. Thailand

  3. Venezuela

  4. Japan
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Explanation

Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun' because it is one of the first countries to see the sunrise each day due to its location near the International Date Line in the eastern hemisphere. The name appears in Japanese culture as 'Nihon' or 'Nippon' which literally means 'origin of the sun'. Thailand and Bhutan are in Asia but are not associated with this nickname.

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