Editing Japan

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'''{{wp|Japan}}''' (Japanese: '''日本'''; Rōmaji: ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''; Ainu: '''ニホン'''; Katakanized English: '''ジャパン''') is an island country on the Asian continent of [[Earth]]. Japan's first debut in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] was in ''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''; however, only a map of the country is seen on the title screen. Japan's first full appearance was in  ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' as one of the playable countries; other real world countries, including the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]], likewise debuted in the ''Mario'' universe the same game.  Japan's capital, [[Tokyo]], has been featured in several ''Mario'' games, including in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as one of the locations [[Luigi]] visits, as the [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]] race course in  ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and as the host city in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' and its [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition|arcade port]].