Nope, neither of them. Almost giving up? Aww. Well, let me just give you a hint and you'll probably guess it right:
Check the area of every Asian country, and it must be lower than Japan. After that, try guessing each one of them, but that'll tire you out, right? But I say this again, I just gave you a major hint as to where I reside before, and it's clearly visible.
Ah, you live at the western hemisphere of the world. You live very far away in my place, unless I go through the Pacific Ocean, which is going to the right.
By the way, I heard you have a fanfic? What's it all about? I'd like to know.