1. Sea of Japan - Noun
2. Sea of Japan - Proper noun
an arm of the Pacific bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea, and Russia
Source: WordNetA long chain of mountains runs down the middle of the archipelago, dividing it into two halves, the "face", fronting on the Pacific Ocean, and the "back", toward the Sea of Japan. Source: Internet
All other prefectures have coasts on the Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, Seto Inland Sea or have a body of salt water connected to them. Source: Internet
Because of the shallow straits connecting the sea with Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan has no characteristic oceanic deep-water fauna. Source: Internet
Katsuya Nomura was born on June 29, 1935, in Amino, a town in Kyoto Prefecture near the Sea of Japan. Source: Internet
In 1899, it was officially designated an international port open to foreign vessels, eventually serving as a direct route between Tsuruga and Vladivostok across the Sea of Japan in 1902. Source: Internet
It was followed by Toyama City on the Sea of Japan Coast at 38.4 degrees and at Yao Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 38.2. Source: Internet