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Sea of Japan Latest News

Recently, North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan.

Location: The Sea of Japan, or East Sea, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.
It is bound by Japan and Sakhalin to the east and by mainland Russia, North Korea, and South Korea to the west.
Connections
- It is connected with the East China Sea via the Tsushima and Korea straits and with the Okhotsk Sea in the north by the La Perouse and Tatar straits.
- In the east, it is connected with the Inland Sea of Japan via the Kanmon Strait and the Pacific Ocean by the Tsugaru Strait.
Dohoku Seamount, an underwater volcano, is its deepest point.
Climate: Its relatively warm waters contribute greatly to the mild climate of Japan.
Tides: Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean.
The sea is known for its high concentration of oxygen (dissolved in the seawater), which results in high biological productivity.
Major Ports
- Russia: Vladivostok, Sovetskaya Gavan, Nakhodka, Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, and Kholmsk.
- North Korea: Hamhung, Chongjin, and Wonsan.
- Japan: Niigata, Tsuruta, and Maizuru.