“In keeping with tradition, elements are named after a mythological concept or character (including an astronomical object); a mineral, or similar substance; a place or geographical region; a property of the element; or a scientist.”
So, wait: Russia and Japan are each given a historical opportunity to name an element and the best stem words each respectively could come up with are Moscow and Japan? Gads, these people are dull. Fine, as long we’re going for nationalistic/nativist names, why not:
