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So go to audiblechild.com slash Japan to claim your copy. Hello and welcome to the History of Japan podcast, Episode 102, the episode formerly known as the 100th episode.

So here we are more than two years and slightly more than 100 episodes later, still going strong.

I don't have much of an introduction prepared, aside from to just say,

thank you to all of you for listening to the show and for spreading the word.

I love working on the show and I love talking to you guys about the show, though I know I've been worse than usual in responding to email, hopefully when the quarter is over that's going to change.

Also, once again, an extra special thank you to everybody who has ever donated money to support the show.

I cannot say enough how much I appreciate the support.

So with all that out of the way, let's dive in.

Our first question is on the origin of the name Land of the Rising Sun.

Where does it come from?

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