actually the sun rises in the east.....

japan is the land of the rising sun.....because if you look on a map....japan should be in the east side....

but i am retarded....i got my east and west mixed up....im retarded....sorry about that.....but if you look on a map north american will be in the western hemisphere and japan will be in the EASTERN hemisphere.....

i remember is by
EAST - EARLY

and by default....west is later....match up the "E"'s...

but your question may have something to do with the rotation of the world....and the angle at which it sits.....and if you wanna know the sunrise and sunset you should probably go to your local weather network site.....and it shoudl tell you....

im not too good in geography though....sorry about that....momentary mind lapse