Japan is situated in the eastern Asia and it is island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula.

日本座落在亚洲东部，它的群岛位于北太平洋和日本海峡，韩国半岛东部之间。

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The Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo vessel New Star began to sink in the Sea of Japan near Russia's far-eastern port of Nakhodka on Sunday morning, the report said.

报道称，塞拉利昂“新星”号货船在濒临日本海的俄罗斯纳霍德卡港附近沉没。

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