Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon or Nihon), officially the Great Empire of Japan (Japanese: 大日本帝国 Dai Nippon Teikoku), is a constitutional monarchy in East Asia, consisting of the large islands of Karafuto, Hokkaido, Honsyu, Sikoku, Kyusyu, and Taiwan; the Korean peninsula, and many other small islands in the Pacific.

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