Eastern Asia, island chain between the
North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean
Peninsula
total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
among world's largest and
technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic
equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships,
chemicals, textiles, processed foods
motor vehicles, semiconductors, office
machinery, chemicals
machinery and equipment, fuels,
foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials
