No. 720 in Japanese
両国
"Ryogoku" - A district in Tokyo, Japan.
In a sentence
両国は互いに協力し合っています。
The two countries cooperate with each other.
両国 refers to the two countries involved in cooperation.
彼は両国の関係を研究しています。
He is studying the relationship between the two countries.
両国 is used to specify the subject of study, namely, the two countries' relationship.
東京の両国駅は相撲で有名です。
Ryogoku Station in Tokyo is famous for sumo.
両国 is used here as a proper noun, referring to the Ryogoku area in Tokyo.
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