I find it fascinating how countries' names become known to each other.
To take two examples, my home country is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" yet the entire kingdom is referred to as "イギリス" (Igirisu) to the Japanese as it came through Portuguese traders who called England "Inglês" which came to refer to the UK as a whole.
Japan on the other hand calls itself "日本" (Nihon), but Portuguese traders (them again) in Malaysia encountered the Malay word for Japan, "Jepang" and brought it to Europe.
Long story short, don't listen to the Portuguese. :tongue: (Joke, joke)
To take two examples, my home country is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" yet the entire kingdom is referred to as "イギリス" (Igirisu) to the Japanese as it came through Portuguese traders who called England "Inglês" which came to refer to the UK as a whole.
Japan on the other hand calls itself "日本" (Nihon), but Portuguese traders (them again) in Malaysia encountered the Malay word for Japan, "Jepang" and brought it to Europe.
Long story short, don't listen to the Portuguese. :tongue: (Joke, joke)