For the first time, an official map from the late Edo Period (1603-1867 ... knowledge of Takeshima and considered the islets as Japan’s territory,” Funasugi said on Feb.

In Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, the tropical Hoenn region was derived from Japan's Kyushu region, though Hoenn's map was flipped 90 degrees counterclockwise. Since the launch of Pokemon Black and ...