Historically, Japan once had other nicknames such as Daiwa, Japan and Fusang. Japan means "the country of sunrise". It was first called "Harmony" or "Japan" (both pronounced as yamato, translated as evil horse platform in Chinese), and the name "Japan" began to be used in the late 7th century.

The earliest archaeological discovery of the name "Japan" was the Epitaph of Your Army unearthed in Xi 'an, China on 201/,which was written in 678. This shows that the name "Japan" was used no later than the late 7th century.

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In the middle of the 3rd century, a big country, Yamato, appeared in its territory. In 645, the Japanese learned from the Tang Dynasty in China and made a big change. /kloc-In the late 20th century, the emperor's imperial power was marginalized and entered the Tokugawa era.

/kloc-In the mid-1950s of 0/9, the invasion of European and American powers forced Japan to abandon its "closed door policy" and signed a series of unequal treaties. The Japanese people launched a struggle against aggression and the Tokugawa era. From 65438 to 0868, Emperor Meiji regained power, carried out the Meiji Restoration, and quickly became one of the capitalist powers, and gradually embarked on the path of militarism of aggression and expansion, invading China, North Korea and other Asian countries many times.

After Japan surrendered in World War II, it promulgated a new constitution, which changed from an imperial country to a parliamentary cabinet country with the emperor as the national symbol.

Japan is a highly developed capitalist country and the third largest economy in the world. Its resources are scarce, and it is extremely dependent on imports. The developed manufacturing industry is the main pillar of the national economy. Scientific research, aerospace, manufacturing and education all rank among the top in the world. In addition, the cultural industry dominated by animation and game industry and the developed tourism industry are also important symbols.

Japan is a world model in many aspects, such as environmental protection and resource utilization, and its citizens generally have good education, extremely high living standards and national quality. Up to now, the traditional Japanese culture represented by tea ceremony, flower path and book path has been preserved. ?

20 17 12 8, Emperor Akihito abdicated on April 30th, 20 19.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan