Japanese archipelago with outlined islands To the north the Sea of Okhotsk separates it from the Russian Far East, to the west the Sea of Japan separates it from the Korean Peninsula, to the southwest the East China Sea separates the Ryukyu Islands from China and Taiwan, to the east is the Pacific Ocean. Japan extends from 20° to 45° north latitude ( Okinotorishima to Benten-jima) and from 122° to 153° east longitude ( Yonaguni to Minami Torishima). These differences in climate and landscape have allowed the development of a diverse flora and fauna, with some rare endemic species, especially in the Ogasawara Islands. The climate varies from humid continental in the north to humid subtropical and tropical rainforest in the south. The subduction plates have pulled the Japanese archipelago eastward, created the Sea of Japan and separated it from the Asian continent by back-arc spreading 15 million years ago. The islands are also affected by typhoons. The continuous subduction process causes frequent earthquakes, tsunami and stratovolcanoes. The Japan Trench is created as the oceanic Pacific Plate subducts beneath the continental Okhotsk Plate. East of the Japanese archipelago are three oceanic trenches. Japan is located in the northwestern Ring of Fire on multiple tectonic plates. The population is clustered in urban areas on the coast, plains and valleys. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous with 66% forest. The country has the 6th longest coastline at 29,751 km (18,486 mi) and the 8th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 4,470,000 km 2 (1,730,000 sq mi) in the world. It is the fourth largest island country in the world and the largest island country in East Asia.
The Ryukyu Islands and Nanpō Islands are south and east of the main islands. The five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa.
Japan is an island country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) along the Pacific coast of East Asia. Volcanic eruptions, tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons Īir pollution acidification of lakes and reservoirs overfishing deforestation Small deposits of coal, oil, iron and minerals on land. Marine life and mineral resources in the territorial waters. Varied tropical in the south to cool continental in the north, and mountainous areas being Subarctic, or Alpine Tundra Geographical features of Japan Geography of Japan
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