Japan (日本 Nippon [ɲip̚poɴ] or Nihon [ɲihoɴ] formally or Nihon-koku, meaning "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland, and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the southwest.
Japan is in Asia.
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Claim: Japan is in Asia.

Evidence: Japan (日本 Nippon [ɲip̚poɴ] or Nihon [ɲihoɴ] formally or Nihon-koku, meaning "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland, and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the southwest.

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Assess the veracity of the claim based on the provided evidence.

Claim: Japan is in Asia.

Evidence: Japan (日本 Nippon [ɲip̚poɴ] or Nihon [ɲihoɴ] formally or Nihon-koku, meaning "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland, and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the southwest.

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