Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital (5)

I believe the answer is:

japan

(Other definitions for japan that I've seen before include "Far Eastern island country" , "Country in East Asia" , "'Country of more than 3,000 islands (5)'" , "Nippon" , "Land of the Rising Sun" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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