RELIGIONS
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Japan
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China
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Asia
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India
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to legend, Emperor Jimmu (grandson of Amaterasu) founded a kingdom in central Japan in 660 BC, beginning a continuous imperial line. Japan first appears in written history in the Chinese Book of Han, completed in 111 AD.
Detailed explanation-2: -Premodern Japan While reliable records date only to about 400 A.D., legend has it that Japan was founded in 600 B.C. by Emperor Jimmu, a direct descendent of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, and ancestor of the present ruling dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first historical period of Japan is the Jomon Period which covers c. 14, 500 to c. 300 BCE (although both the start and end dates for this period are disputed).
Detailed explanation-4: -In English, the modern official title of the country is simply “Japan", one of the few countries to have no “long form” name. The official Japanese-language name is Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku (), literally “State of Japan".