What is "nippon"

Nippon (Hiragana: にっぽん) is a reading of kanji 日本 that refers to Japan. Nippon is more formal and rarer than Nihon (にほん), an alternative reading. For more information see Names of Japan.

Nippon can also refer to:

"Nippon" is a song by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released as a single on June 11, 2014, two weeks after her self-cover album Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku and a year after her previous solo single " Irohanihoheto" / " Kodoku no Akatsuki". The song is being used as the 2014 soccer theme song for NHK.