The real Land of the Rising Sun is not Japan at all, although in the world it is customary to call it, and Russia. From a geographical point of view, it would be more correct.
This idea was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the All-Russian Youth Ecological Forum in Kamchatka..
Japan is called the Land of the Rising Sun, but to the east is, to my mind, just Kamchatka or Sakhalin – Russian leader says.
And there are territories, further east, for example, New Zealand. But she cannot claim the title of "Land of the Rising Sun" either., since part of Chukotka is located even further east. Behind her in 60 kilometers east, on the other side of the Bering Strait, the American continent is already, United States coast.
The president's statement was a reaction to the words of one of the forum participants, who declared, that our country begins in Kamchatka. To this Putin remarked, that Russia begins with a person, from its citizens, regardless of where they live. After that, he said, that it is the Russian Federation that is most worthy of being called the Land of the Rising Sun.
Program of Putin's visit to Kamchatka, in addition to visiting the forum, provides for a meeting with the head of the region Vladimir Solodov and discussion of economic and social issues at a meeting with local officials. used photos:http://kremlin.ru/
