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1492 Projection of the Behaim Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe Royalty Free Stock Photo

Nippon and Nihon, the Japanese names for Japan, written in Kanji, meaning where the sun originates, the source of the sun, or where the sun rises. It is often translated as the Land of the Rising Sun.