ocr: Japan, Sea of, arm ofthe Pacific Ocean, C.405,000 s9 m (1,048,950 sqi km), located betweenJapan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. A branch of the warm Japan Current flows northeast through the sea, modifying climatic conditions and keeping coastal ports ice-Iree as far north as VLADIVOSTOK, Russia's only major all-year outlet to the Pacific Oceansea. lanes.
