ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan is called the “Land of the Rising Sun” because the country is considered to lie close to where the sun rises.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rising Sun Flag (, Kyokujitsu-ki) is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some people wonder why Japan is called the land of the rising sun, not New Zealand. As you see, the reason is not because the sun rises first in Japan. Japan’s national flag is called “the rising sun flag” in English. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Japanese flag with the sun in the center was first used.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nippon and Nihon are used interchangeably as the country’s name.

Detailed explanation-5: -Samoa! As you may know the international date line is as crooked as the contents of a badly packed suitcase, and Samoa, once known as the last place to see the sun set, is now the first place on the planet you can see the sun rise.