Sea of Japan - The Hindu

Context
In a bold display of maritime prowess, Russia and China have launched extensive naval exercises in the Sea of Japan.

Sea of Japan

• About:
  The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is bound by:
  1. Russia and Sakhalin Island in the north,
  2. North Korea in the west,
  3. South Korea in the southwest, and
  4. The Japanese archipelago in the east and south.
• Area:
  ~377,600 square miles (978,000 sq. km).
• Straits Connecting the Sea of Japan:
  1. Tsushima & Korea Straits – Connecting the Sea of Japan with the East China Sea (to the south).
  2. La Perouse and Tatar Straits – Connecting with the Sea of Okhotsk (to the north).
  3. Kanmon Strait—connecting with the Inland Sea of Japan (to the east).
  4. Tsugaru Strait – Connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean.