Why is Japan called "Japan" and not "Nihon" in English?

The name "NIHON" written in Japanese characters is 日本. 日 meaning "sun" or "day" and being pronounced "Ni" 本 meaning "base" or "origin" and being pronounced "Hon" However the Japanese characters ...

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