Elizabeth
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We also say something very similar to ジャパン. The katakanazation most likely came from North America after all. Ja ('a' as in ago) pan ('a' as in cat).For example, the Japanese pronunciation of ジャパン is very similar to how I say Japan. North Americans tend to sound more like jipeeyan (sorry if I'm exaggerating.)
Anything resembling jipeeyan is nonsense.