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Land of the Rising Sun

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noun

  1. Japan.


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What better test for false dawns than the Land of the Rising Sun?

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

Among Griffis’ many memorable revelations about the Land of the Rising Sun is a proverb about the perils of revenge: “If you call down a curse on anyone, look out for two graves.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023

In any case, the color is meant to symbolize the orange hue of the sun when it reaches its highest point in the sky — Japan, after all, is the Land of the Rising Sun.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2019

The Land of the Rising Sun has an important ascendant role to play in world affairs.

From Newsweek • Feb. 18, 2015

The Land of the Rising Sun has been fortunate in the quality of the books which many foreigners have written.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

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