Japan is japan... whether the J is capitalized or not, it's the same place.
5,848.63 miles (9,412.43 kilometres)
From America ( Texas ) to Japan ( Yamagata ) is about 18 hours so hope that helps.
5,449.4 miles (8,769.94 kilometres)
1,730.31 miles (2,784.66 kilometres)
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