Fast facts about Japan

Fast facts about Japan

Japan (??, Nippon/Nihon, literal " Earth where comes out the sun " or the " Earth of rising sun " i.e. the shortened " source suns ") the country in the east Asia has been placed on the chain of island east from the Asian continent, on the west edge of Pacific ocean. Largest islands with the north south are: Hokkaido, Honshu, (the largest island), Shikoku and Kyushu. Preponderance of smaller islands surround this four, as well as groups of distant islands Okinawa.
The Japanese word for the Japan is Nippon or Nihon, and the full name is Nihon but the Hen and literally means the " Earth where comes out the sun ".
The alone word comes from the Chinese language and word Jih Pen. The Japanese name Nippon uses in official purposes, including: money, small stamps and international sport events. Nihon periodically uses in the Japan.
The early mandarin Chinese word for the Japan has registered Marco Polo like Cipangu. Nevertheless, Cantonese name for the Japan, from which probably is born the word Japan, is Jatbun. In Malay Cantonese word becomes Japang and with this word are meet Portuguese tradesmen in Malacci in the 16 century Considers that are Portuguese tradesmen bring this word in the Europe. This word first time has been registered in the England 1577. annual ring. in the grammatical orthography like Giapan. In the England official name is the " Japan ". Before whole titles utters a sound the " Japanese empire ". The official Japanese name is Nihonkoku ???), " State Japan ". The state name does comprise from signs "?" (the pronunciation " Neither ", does what mean is given or the sun) and "?" (the pronunciation " Hon " what means the source or the root). The Japanese flag officially is called Hello but the Diligence i.e. the sun disc.