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I came across this sentence in the Japanese Try! book and I could not make out
of it why の was used, what was the purpose. I understand の can act as a
modifier but 日本ん on it's own is already a noun.

**日本のは** ちょっと高いですが、とてもいいです。

Just saying 日本はちょと高いですが、とてもいいです is more straightforward and simpler. I don't
get what の adds.

Thanks!
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日本のは? Reason for の in this sentence
Great question.

Let's start with your _more straightforward and simpler_ sentence.

> 日本はちょと高いですが、...

This says

> As for Japan, it's a bit expensive....

where _it_ means _Japan_.

But that's not what the original sentence is saying. The original sentence is

> 日本のはちょっと高いですが、

which can be translated as

> The Japanese one is a bit expensive,...

There is context that is missing here. There is something that's being talked
about. Perhaps it's a nice sweater, セーター, you like and you have a choice
between a variety of sweaters one of which is Japanese. So, the sentence could
have been

> 日本のセーターはちょっと高いですが

But if it's already understood that you're talking about sweaters, you can
omit セーター and just say 日本の, _the Japanese one_.
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