What physical features border Japan?

* Sea of Japan - Lies to the west and separates Japan from the Asian continent.

* North Pacific Ocean - Lies to the east of the Japanese archipelago and stretches towards North America.

* East China Sea - Located to the southwest, it separates Japan from China and Korea.

* Philippine Sea - Situated to the south of Japan and part of the vast Pacific Ocean.

* Sea of Okhotsk - Found northeast of Japan, located north of the island of Hokkaido and bordered by Russia.