Origin of Japan

Many people like the country of Japan. There are various reasons for this. Some people like the culture, some like the movie stars/bands/singers or whatever, some like the video games, and some extremists like the porn industry in Japan. Even though all of these people have their own unique reasons, they are all nonetheless being in the same bracket. They like Japan. However, I believe less than 5% or even lesser of these people care about the true origin of Japan and the Japanese people let alone knowing it. Actually, the land of Japan that we know today was originally empty. The Japanese people that we know today were originated from China. I heard this story quite a long time ago, but it is still very fresh in my memory. The story is as follows:

Once upon a time, in the great land known today as mainland China, lived an emperor who was very powerful, authoritative, and feared throughout his kingdom. He ruled with an iron fist and anybody who dares to oppose him or displease him will face certain death. Even if those are his own ministers or servants. However, days passed into months, months passed into years, and the emperor was getting older and older. By this time, the emperor became really concerned and he cannot accept the fact that he was aging. Slowly but surely, he will have to give up his kingdom as well as everything when he finally dies. He wanted to stay young forever so that his reign could last forever and ever.

After putting a lot of thought on this, a thought passed into his mind. He was very sure that a special herb which is able to make one to be immortal exists somewhere in the world. Immediately, he called some of his servants and gave them an order. The order was to search for a herb that is able to make one stay young forever and thus becomes immortal. The servants got worried as they knew that it would be very difficult to find such a herb, if it could be found at all. However, no questions may be ask on the emperor's orders! The emperor also added that the servants are not allowed to come back before they could find the herb.

A few days later, the servants started their search all over the kingdom. Even outside of the kingdom in the distant lands to find the herb requested by the emperor. They entered and exited villages after villages, forests after forests, and mountains after mountains. However, they were not able to find such a herb. Since the servants were not allowed to go back to the emperor before they could find the correct herb. They decided to extend the search into the seas. They set sail in the hope to find a herb in some land beyond the seas. After a long sailing journey, they managed to find a land. They landed there, and start exploring the land. After exploring the land for some time. They realized that this land is uninhabited. Eventually, after spending quite some time looking for the herb but to no avail, they began to realize that this herb is non-existent after all, as expected. Since they are not allowed to come back to the emperor before they could find the herb and since this new land is uninhabited. They decided to stay there and never come back to their kingdom. Finally, they stayed in the land and reproduce, until today. These people make up the group of people we know as Japanese people.

This is how more or less the story is. Again, I may have to apologize for any omission or inaccuracy as I am writing this based on what I remember and the story that I heard itself may not be accurate to start with.