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Why is nippon first then nihon second[edit]

I cannot understand the statement. In wikipedia japan Is supposedly first nihon while the second is nippon. Wrong naming order! Its reversed opposite flipped naming in japan name in japanese. 2404:8000:1027:85F6:B404:34A3:8805:7618 (talk) 20:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All explained in the article. Canterbury Tail talk 20:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

State of Japan[edit]

The page says that the translation of the formal name (日本国) translated into English is "State of Japan". However, the name says Japan on the official name section. Can someone fix this? If not, can someone explain this decision to me? StrawWord298944 (talk) 07:43, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See the explanation in note 2. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:13, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Driving side[edit]

Driving side must be RHD (Right Hand Driving) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.12.74.82 (talk) 05:12, 9 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please see Left- and right-hand traffic. CMD (talk) 05:14, 9 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]