Japan is identified as the Land of the Rising Sun; it was called such because the Japanese names for Japan (Nippon and Nihon) literally means "the sun's origin" and are often translated as "Land of the Rising Sun". The rising sun has had an important symbolic meaning for Japan, thus it was adopted as a design for the nation's symbol -the Hinomaru. The background color of the
Japanese flag is white and on the center is a red disk representing the sun. The nation's naval forces had also adopted this symbol on their
ensign flag; a version of the sun disc design with red rays extending outward.
Today, Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP. It has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the largest, leading and most technologically advanced manufacturers of foods, ships, textiles, computers, and vehicles. Japan,s major industries include Banking, insurance, real estate, retailing, transportation, telecommunications and construction. Despite of this nation's highly developed industry; it has maintained efficient environmental protection policies resulting in the development of environment friendly innovations. At present, Japan is ranked 30th best in the world in the Environmental Sustainability index.
This nation is also a cradle of technology and innovation. It currently has a $130 billion budget for research and development paired with 700,000 researchers. Most of Japan's scientific contributions are found in the fields of robotics, earthquake engineering, semi-conductors, and optics. Japan also boasts of its competitive education curriculum; it is the home of the 2 top performing universities in world and the knowledge and skills of a 15 year old Japanese is ranked by PISA as 6th best in the world.
The title "Land of the Rising Sun" is certainly fit for Japan; a land of prosperity, where opportunities and new innovations arise. A nation that makes you want to wake up at day break and gaze at the splendor of nature.
by:
The Flagman
