Multiple choice general knowledge

The Japanese call their country as

  1. Pearl City

  2. Land Of Rising Sun

  3. Forbidden City

  4. Nippon
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Explanation

Japan is called 'Nippon' in Japanese, which literally means 'sun-origin'. The epithet 'Land of the Rising Sun' is a poetic translation referring to Japan's eastward position relative to the Asian mainland, but 'Nippon' is the actual Japanese name for their country.

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