What Body of Water Lies Between Japan and North Korea?

What Body of Water Lies Between Japan and North Korea?

Japan and North Korea do not share a land border. They are separated by the Sea of Japan (known as the East Sea in Korea). This marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean lies between the Japanese archipelago and the Asian mainland (including North Korea, Russia, and South Korea). Travel between the two countries requires crossing this sea by ship or aircraft; there is no overland route.