In this task you are given data in the tabular format and a question. Write the answer to the question based on the information in the table.
Q: Table: ['Rank', 'Nation', 'Gold', 'Silver', 'Bronze', 'Total']. ['1', 'Japan', '5', '2', '0', '7']. ['2', 'China', '4', '3', '2', '9']. ['3', 'South Korea', '0', '3', '1', '4']. ['4', 'North Korea', '0', '1', '0', '1']. ['5', 'Chinese Taipei', '0', '0', '3', '3']. ['5', 'Thailand', '0', '0', '3', '3']. ['Total', 'Total', '9', '9', '9', '27']. Question: which nations participated?
A: 
['Japan', 'China', 'South Korea', 'North Korea', 'Chinese Taipei', 'Thailand']