<P> Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the continent 's Pacific coast . It lies between 24 ° to 46 ° north latitude and from 123 ° to 146 ° east longitude . Japan is southeast of the Russian Far East , separated by the Sea of Okhotsk ; slightly east of Korea , separated by the Sea of Japan ; and east - northeast of China and Taiwan , separated by the East China Sea . The closest neighboring country to Japan is the Russian Federation . </P>
<P> Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the continent 's Pacific coast . It lies between 24 ° to 46 ° north latitude and from 123 ° to 146 ° east longitude . Japan is southeast of the Russian Far East , separated by the Sea of Okhotsk ; slightly east of Korea , separated by the Sea of Japan ; and east - northeast of China and Taiwan , separated by the East China Sea . The closest neighboring country to Japan is the Russian Federation . </P>
what archipelago nation divided the sea of japan from the pacific ocean
what archipelago nation divided the sea of japan from the pacific ocean
Japan
Japan