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  2. First sunrise - Wikipedia

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    The first sunrise refers to the custom of observing the first sunrise of the year. Such a custom may be just an observation of the sunrise on a special day, or has a religious meaning for those who worship the Sun, such as the followers of traditional religions in Korea and Japan and the Inuit , Yupik , Aleut , Chukchi and the Iñupiat in the ...

  3. Japan Standard Time - Wikipedia

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    It makes the sun rise before 04:00 at the summer solstice in much of the Hokkaido region and set shortly after 19:00 at the summer solstice in much of the eastern part of the country. From 1948 to 1952, Japan observed daylight saving time (DST) between May and September every year.

  4. Japanese clock - Wikipedia

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    Japanese traditional timekeeping practices required the use of unequal time units: six daytime units from local sunrise to local sunset, and six night-time units from sunset to sunrise. As such, Japanese timekeepers varied with the seasons; the daylight hours were longer in summer and shorter in winter, with the opposite at night.

  5. Rising Sun Flag - Wikipedia

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    The flags were used until Japan's surrender in World War II during August 1945. After the establishment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954, the off-set Rising Sun Flag was re-adopted for the JMSDF and a new 8-rays Rising Sun Flag with a yellow border for the JGSDF and JSDF was approved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP ...

  6. Blue hour - Wikipedia

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    Time of year, location, and air quality all have an influence on the exact time of blue hour. [7] For instance in Egypt (every 21st of June), when sunset is at 7:59 PM: blue hour occurs from 7:59 PM to 9:35 PM. When sunrise is at 5:54 AM: blue hour occurs from 4:17 AM to 5:54 AM. Golden hour occurs from 5:54 AM to 6:28 AM and from 7:25 PM to 7: ...

  7. Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional ...

  8. Sunrise Izumo - Wikipedia

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    From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2021, the departure time of the Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto from Tokyo was changed from 10:00 PM to 9:50 PM. [10] It is the first time that the departure time was changed since the services' introduction in 1998.

  9. Date and time notation in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The current time is at top right in orange. Both the 12-hour and 24-hour notations are commonly used in Japan. The 24-hour notation is commonly used in Japan, especially in train schedules. [1] The 12-hour notation is also commonly used, by adding 午前 ("before noon") or 午後 ("after noon") before the time, e.g. 午前10時 for 10 am. [1]