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Wa (Japan)



(Chinese pronunciation: WĹŤ; Japanese pronunciation: Wa or more commonly, Yamato; Korean pronunciation: Wae) is an ancient name of Japan used by ancient Chinese, Korean, and Japanese dynasties. The first written record of Japan (then in the Yayoi period, 300 BC-250 AD) is found as WĹŤ in Wei Zhi (é­Źĺż—) of San Guo Zhi.



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