Nippon (Japan) 1891-1921

McKinley Tariff Act from 1890, law establishing record-high tariffs on many imported items, sponsored by Representative William McKinley, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the act was designed to protect American industries from foreign competition. Its unpopularity led to its replacement by the Wilson Act in 1894. Which regulated items exported from Japan to US by marking the merchandise with the country of origin and used the word "Nippon" written in western characters.
Nippon also written Nihon is the Japanese name for the country of Japan, meaning the "Land of the Rising Sun.

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