General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/dʒəˈpæn/
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- Common endonyms: 日本 (Nippon, Nihon)
- Official endonym: 日本国 (Nippon-koku)
- Adjectival: Japanese
- Etymology: Name of Japan
- International rankings of Japan
- ISO country codes: JP, JPN, 392
- ISO region codes: ISO 3166-2:JP
- Internet country code top-level domain: .jp
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