I did some googling for us. They call themselvrs "Nihonjin" which is pretty much...nippon (japan) plus jin (person)
We call them Japan and Japanese because English got its awareness of Japan from the Chinese. "Japan" was derived from the Mandarin or Wu name for the country
eh..bharatian food does not have the same ring as Indian food
Japan is technically Nippon..so names can coexist.
Which raises the question, do they call themselves Japanese or Nippons when amongst themselves?
Nipples.
I did some googling for us. They call themselvrs "Nihonjin" which is pretty much...nippon (japan) plus jin (person)
We call them Japan and Japanese because English got its awareness of Japan from the Chinese. "Japan" was derived from the Mandarin or Wu name for the country