Where is Japan located in relation to China, Korea, and Russia?

Japan is an island country located in East Asia, situated in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of the Asian continent.1

In relation to its neighbors, Japan lies to the east of China, the Korean Peninsula, and Russia. Specifically, the Sea of Japan (East Sea) separates the Japanese archipelago from the eastern shores of North Korea, South Korea, and southeastern Siberia (Russia). To the southwest, the East China Sea separates Japan from China. Additionally, the country is bounded to the north by the La Perouse (Sōya) Strait, which separates it from the Russian-held Sakhalin Island.12