Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel

JAPAN

This island nation is also home to Mount Fuji and was the setting for Murasaki Shikibu’s 11th-century literary masterpiece.

This clue asks for the country where The Tale of Genji was written around the year 1000, often called the world’s first novel. The answer is "JAPAN," since the story was created by the noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu during Japan’s Heian period. No wordplay here—it’s a straightforward cultural reference to a landmark work of literature.