A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

JAPAN

Mon, 9 Jan '23
Mount Fuji's locale
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics
Thu, 29 Sep '22
"Homeland" of the monsters Mothra and Gamera
Fri, 16 Sep '22
Country where almost half the world's zippers are made
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Land east of the Yellow Sea