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Would it be correct to say

> これは日本のお[土産]{みやげ}です

to say that 'this souvenir is from Japan'? And if so, can the same form be
used to say it's a present from a friend? For example

> これはよしさんのお土産です

as in 'this is a souvenir from Yoshi' (given to me by Yoshi)?
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How do you say "This souvenir is from X" where X is a person or a place?
The first one you can use (put stress on the 日本 and it emphasizes where the
souvenir came from). With no stress it's "This is a Japanese souvenir."

For something which literally means that, you can use から.

> 'This souvenir is from Japan'  
>  これは日本 **から** のお[土産]{みやげ}です。
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> 'This is a souvenir from Yoshi'  
>  これはよしさん **から** のお土産です。

Bonus: これはよしさんから **もらった** お土産です。
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Addition to the answer above.

To ask where some goods are produced you can say:

> "...は[何処]{どこ}[産]{さん}ですか?"

To ask where a person is from, you may ask (politely):

> "ご出身はどこですか?"

or rather informal form:

> "どこから来たのですか?"
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