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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 none
1991 none
1992 none
1993 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1994 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1995 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1996 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1997 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1998 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
1999 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2000 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2001 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2002 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2003 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2004 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2005 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan
2006 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2007 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2008 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2009 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2010 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2011 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2012 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2013 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2014 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2015 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon
2016 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon | etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the rising sun"
2017 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon | etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2018 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon | etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2019 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon | etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2020 conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Japan | local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | local short form: Nihon/Nippon | etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2021 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2022 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2023 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2024 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
2025 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon etymology: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu; both Nihon and Nippon come from the Japanese words nichi , or "sun," and hon , or "origin," which is frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"