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native tradition. The native "Kojiki" gives Yamato-take ample justice; the "Nihongi" almost ignores the Champion, for the later work would center all attention on the Mikados.

name of Nihon or Nippon, the "Land of the Rising Sun." "Japan" is but our Western pronunciation of this Chinese name. The islanders themselves have reduced the significance of their earlier name, Yamato, so that it now stands only for a single province.