The c. 297 AD Records of Wèi (), which is part of the Records of the Three Kingdoms (), first mentions the country Yamatai (Yémǎtái 邪馬臺) written as Yamaichi (Yémǎyī 邪馬壹).
The c. 712 Kojiki (古事記 "Records of Ancient Matters") is the oldest extant book written in Japan.