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Japan is called the land of the rising sun, but New Zealand is further East than Japan (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Land of the rising sun to whom?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The world. The idea behind the saying is they're the first major landmass to receive the sun, given their Eastern location on a regular map.