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

Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese archipelago is east of the Asian mainland, and is thus where the Sun “rises". In 607 CE, an official correspondence that began with “from the Emperor of the rising sun” was sent to Chinese Emperor Yang of Sui. Japan is often referred to as “the land of the rising sun".

Detailed explanation-4: -Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning.

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.