Why is Japan called the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Why is Japan called the “land of the rising sun”? Japan-the Land of the Rising Sun Japan is often called “the land of the rising sun”.  Many people from around the world wonder why Japan is called the land of the rising sun. Is this because Japan is the first country to see the sun? 

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