Japan
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- Names
Nihon
Nihon-koku
Nippon-koku
Niphon
Japan
Japon
Giappone
Japón
Japão
JPN
JP
ISO392
JA00
Japanese
- Place Type
- nation
- Description
- Comprises the Japan island chain, including four main islands (from north to south these are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) and numerous smaller islands. Early inhabitants, Ainu, were driven north by Manchu-Korean and Malayan invaders; imperial line was founded 7th century BCE; adopted handwriting and much of Chinese culture in the 6th-9th centuries. The emperor was controlled by Shogunates 12th-19th centuries; European contact 16th-19th centuries. The official language is Japanese.
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- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Asia-Pacific, National Geographic (1989); Britannica Book of the Year (1991); Britannica Book of the Year (1993); Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990); Cassell's French Dictionary (1981); Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983); Cassell's Spanish Dictionary (1990); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); ISO Country Codes (1996); ISO Handbook (1988); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999)...
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