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Japan, Land of the rising sun!

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Japan, land of the rising sun. In Ancient time, China developed all of the hallmarks of advanced civilization, including written language, advanced cities, specialized labor and bronze technology, as much as  2000 years before Japan . As a result, China, and its culture, had an enormously large influence on the younger culture, sharing its philosophies, political structures, architecture, Buddhism, clothing styles and even its written language. In fact, the earliest known written account of Japan was found in a Chinese book. With such a powerful influence, it stands to reason that, when Japan was described early in its development, it was from a Chinese perspective. And when the Chinese looked east to Japan, they looked in the direction of the dawn. Early Japanese History By the time the  first Japanese ambassador  was sent to the Chinese Han eastern capital in 57 AD, Japan was called  Wa  ( Wo ), a name that also designated the Japanese people. According to  contemporary Ch