It is one of the most amazing countries in the world. The Japanese call it Nippon or Nihon, meaning the source of the Sun. Others call it the Land of the Rising call it Japan. This small nation of scattered islands off the eastern coast of mainland Asia is often called the “Miracle of the Orient.” It has risen from obscurity and self-imposed isolation to a position as a global economic giant in little more than a century. Yet considering the country’s physical geography, its history, and its huge population, Japan should have been a huge failure. Japan had to overcome many seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve its. | mui Ỉ ikvítilL AFGHANISTAN IRAN ARGENTINA IRAQ AUSTRALIA IRELAND AUSTRIA ISRAEL BAHRAIN ITALY BERMUDA JAPAN BOLIVIA KAZAKHSTAN BRAZIL KENYA CANADA KUWAIT CHINA MEXICO COSTA RICA THE NETHERLANDS CROATIA NEW ZEALAND CUBA NIGERIA EGYPT NORTH KOREA ENGLAND NORWAY ETHIOPIA PAKISTAN FRANCE PERU REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA RUSSIA GERMANY SAUDI ARABIA GHANA SCOTLAND GUATEMALA SOUTH AFRICA ICELAND SOUTH KOREA INDIA .