Japan

Japan, "Nippon", or , is a chain of islands near Korea and China.  File:Japan 200m dragon.jpg File:Japan 1sen dragon.jpg File:Japan kiku.jpg|10s 1899 kiku definitive. File:Japan earthquake.jpg|1923 20s Earthquake issue. File:Japan Fuji.jpg|4s Mt Fuji. File:Japan parks.jpg File:Japan 5y defin.jpg File:Japan setsubun.jpg|1963 setsubun festival. File:Japan letter writing.jpg|from the 1998 Letter Writing Week issue. 
 * Hand-etched (engraved) issues, 1871-76
 * 1876-1944 issues
 * 1945 issues onward