Northeast Asia or Northeastern Asia is a geographical subregion of Asia . Its northeastern landmass and islands are bounded by the North Pacific Ocean .
9-865: The term Northeast Asia was popularized during the 1930s by American historian and political scientist Robert Kerner. Under Kerner's definition, "Northeast Asia" includes the Japanese Archipelago , the Korean Peninsula , the Mongolian Plateau , the Northeast China Plain , and the mountainous regions of the Russian Far East , stretching from the Lena River in the west to the Pacific Ocean in
18-533: Is found in the region's far north. Summer and winter temperatures are highly contrasted. It is also a mountainous area. Japanese archipelago The Japanese archipelago ( Japanese : 日本列島 , Nihon Rettō ) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan . It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East China and Philippine seas in
27-466: Is one of the most important economic regions of the world, accounting for 25.3% of the world's nominal GDP in 2019, which is slightly larger than the United States. It is also one of the major political centers and has significant influence on international affairs. By the end of the 1990s, Northeast Asia had a share of 12% of the global energy consumption , with a strong increasing trend. By 2030,
36-545: The archipelago from Japan's colonies and other territories. The archipelago consists of 14,125 islands (here defined as land more than 100 m in circumference), of which 430 are inhabited. The five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido , Honshu , Shikoku , Kyushu , and Okinawa . Honshu is the largest and referred to as the Japanese mainland . The topography is divided as: Exclusive economic zone of Japan Too Many Requests If you report this error to
45-748: The east. The definition of Northeast Asia is not static but often changes according to the context in which it is discussed. The subregion of Northeast Asia comprises China , Japan , and Korea , usually also including Mongolia and Siberia . Parts or the whole of northern China are also frequently included in sources. The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia defines the region as China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia . Prominent cities in this area include Busan , Changchun , Dalian , Harbin , Hiroshima , Incheon , Khabarovsk , Kitakyushu , Kobe , Kyoto , Nagasaki , Nagoya , Osaka , Pyongyang , Sapporo , Seoul , Shenyang , Tokyo , Ulaanbaatar , Vladivostok , and Yokohama . Northeast Asia
54-697: The major economic growth in the region is expected to double or triple this share. In biogeography , Northeast Asia generally refers roughly to the area spanning the Japanese Archipelago, the Korean Peninsula, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East between Lake Baikal in southern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean . Northeast Asia is mainly covered by temperate forest , taiga , and the Eurasian Steppe , while tundra
63-994: The southwest along the Pacific coast of the Eurasian continent, and consists of three island arcs from north to south: the Northeastern Japan Arc , the Southwestern Japan Arc, and the Ryukyu Island Arc . The Daitō Islands , the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc , the Kuril Islands , and the Nanpō Islands neighbor the archipelago . Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth-largest island country in
72-570: The world with 377,975.24 km (145,937.06 sq mi). It has an exclusive economic zone of 4,470,000 km (1,730,000 sq mi). The term " Mainland Japan " is used to distinguish the large islands of the Japanese archipelago from the remote, smaller islands; it refers to the main islands of Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , and Shikoku . From 1943 until the end of the Pacific War , Karafuto Prefecture (south Sakhalin )
81-413: Was designated part of the mainland. Geographically speaking the term "mainland" is somewhat inaccurate, as this refers to an expanse of territory that is attached to a continental landmass. The term "home islands" was used at the end of World War II to define the area where Japanese sovereignty and constitutional rule of its emperor would be restricted. The term is also commonly used today to distinguish
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