Nippon
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Nippon is a native name
for Japan
, more formal than Nihon.
Nippon can also refer to:
Names of Japan
There are many names of Japan in the English, Japanese, and other languages. The word "Japan" is an exonym, and is used by a large number of languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon . They are both written in Japanese using the kanji 日本...
for Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, more formal than Nihon.
Nippon can also refer to:
Company names
All of the following companies are based in Japan.- NikonNikon, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
(formerly Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha) - Nippon Telegraph and TelephoneNippon Telegraph and Telephone, commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue....
- Nippon TelevisionNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
- Nippon Broadcasting SystemNippon Broadcasting System, or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo. Together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting it is a flagship station of the National Radio Network...
- Radio NipponRadio Nipponis a local AM radio station in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.-Offices:*The Headquarters: 5-85, Chōjamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan*Tokyo Office: 2-2-1, Azabudai, Minato, Tokyo, Japan-Broadcasting:*Station:Yokohama...
- Nishi-Nippon RailroadNishi-Nippon RailroadThe , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions...
- Nippon Ichi SoftwareNippon Ichiis a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are responsible for such titles as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.-History:Nippon Ichi Software was founded in September 1991 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, as an entertainment...
- Nippon SharyoNippon Sharyo, , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2004. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange...
- All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
- Air NipponAir Nippon, is a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. A wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways , it mainly operates short routes and flights to isolated islands in support of ANA's domestic services...
- Nippon AnimationNippon Animationis a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
- Nippon ExpressNippon Expressis a worldwide leader in logistics services. Its head office is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1937 in line with the Nippon Tsu-un Kaisha Law as a semi-government transportation service.Nippon Express annual revenues exceed $14 billion USD...
- Nippon KodoNippon KodoNippon Kōdō （日本香堂） is a Japanese incense company established August 1965. Since it was established this company has acquired several other incense companies worldwide and have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Chicago, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Tokyo....
- Nippon Electric Company
- West Nippon Expressway CompanyWest Nippon Expressway CompanyThe , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered on the 19th floor of Dojima Avanza in Kita-ku, Osaka....
- Nippon Denso
- NikonNikon, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
(Nippon Kōgaku) - Nippon Steel Corporation
- Nippon PaintNippon PaintNippon Paint is a Japanese paint and paint products manufacturing company.-History:The company, Nippon Paint was founded in 1881. Nippon Paint Co. Pte. Ltd. is an affiliate of Nippon Paint Japan which is among the established pioneers in the paint industry with more than 120 years of experience in...
Miscellaneous
- Nippon JamboreeNippon JamboreeThe is a camping festival held by the Scout Association of Japan, and is the largest Scouting event in Japan.Jamborees are held once every four years, and are abbreviated as "NJ", or including the number of the event, as 14NJ for the 14th Nippon Jamboree.- Locations:* 1st Nippon Jamboree August 2...
, a Scouting event - Nippon Soul, a live album by the jazz musician Cannonball Adderley
- Nippon KempoNippon KempoNippon Kempo or Nihon Kempo is a Japanese martial art that engages in full-contact bouts using a full range of techniques wearing specially developed protective gear...
, a martial art - Nippon CameraNippon Camerais a Japanese photography magazine, published since 1950.It started in March 1950 as a bimonthly magazine, published by Kōgeisha as the successor to the book series Amachua Shashin Sōsho . It became a monthly magazine from July 1951...
, a magazine - Formula NipponFormula NipponFormula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan.Formula Nippon evolved from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese Formula Two and Japanese Formula 3000 championships...
, a type of formula racing - Nippon (Warhammer) is a location in the World of Warhammer, fantasy role-playing game
- "Nippon Clip-on" nickname for the Japanese addition to widen the Auckland Harbour BridgeAuckland Harbour BridgeThe Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. The bridge is part of State Highway 1 and the Auckland Northern Motorway...
- Nippon BudokanNippon BudokanThe , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
, an arena in central Tokyo - Vogue Nippon, the name of the Japanese version of VogueVogue (magazine)Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...