Extent
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the "Japan Sea" as follows:
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- On the Southwest. The Northeastern limit of the Eastern China Sea and the Western limit of the Inland Sea .
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- On the Southeast. In Simonoseki Kaikyo. A line running from Nagoya Saki (130°49'E) in Kyûsû through the islands of Uma Sima and Muture Simia (33°58',5N) to Murasaki Hana (34°01'N) in Honsyû.
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- On the East. In the Tsugaru Kaikô. From the extremity of Siriya Saki (141°28'E) to the extremity of Esan Saki (41°48'N).
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- On the Northeast. In La Perouse Strait (Sôya Kaikyô). A line joining Sôni Misaki and Nishi Notoro Misaki (45°55'N).
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- On the North. From Cape Tuik (51°45'N) to Cape Sushcheva.
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