I think this is because Germany and Japan share a surprising amount of history with each other IIRC
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 weeks ago
Europe: take your pick of randos.
It’s interesting that they went with the English names of some countries (i.e. “Supainu”, “Suweden” and “Porando” could have been “Esupaniya”, “Suberige” and “Porusuka” or similar) but chose native ones for some well-known countries like Germany.
9point6@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
rockerface@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Ukraine got a native name, too!
Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
I expect that is has something to do with the Dutch trade monopoly with Japan. Most countries seem like pronounced as in Dutch, only japanized.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
But not the Netherlands itself
Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
We use Holland to refer to Nederland quite often, even though we aware that that isn’t correct
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Yeah, because otherwise nobody knows what we’re talking about
limonade@jlai.lu 1 week ago
In what world in Spain not a famous country?!