Asian country known for cherry blossoms (5)

I believe the answer is:

japan

(Other definitions for japan that I've seen before include "Country and decorated black lacquerware" , "black gloss" , "Nippon" , "Far Eastern island country" , "'Country of more than 3,000 islands (5)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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