Source of country name:
According to folklore, Japan was founded in February 660 BC 1 1. The word "Japan" has many pronunciations in Japanese, usually pronounced as "にっぽん" (nippon) or "にほん" (Nihon). The Japanese government has not stipulated its standard pronunciation so far, so the two pronunciations coexist. Japan's name means "the land where the rising sun rises", and it is also called "Japan" or "the East" in Chinese because it is located in the ocean east of China.
Extended data:
Japan (Japanese: にっぽんこく, にほんこく, English: Japan), referred to as "Japan", is located in East Asia, and its name means "the country of sunrise". The main ethnic group is the Japanese-speaking Yamato ethnic group, with a total population of about 1.26 billion.
References:
Japan Baidu Encyclopedia