located_in East Asia Japan An island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. GAZ GAZ:00002747 GAZ:00002747 Nippon-koku East Asia Japan An island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. GAZ GAZ:00002747 GAZ:00002747 Nippon-koku