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| The areas in the north and the south east are rich fishing grounds. The importance of the fishery in the Sea is well illustrated by the respective claims on the ] by South Korea and Japan. The Sea is also important for its mineral deposits, particularly magnetite sands. There are also natural gas and a few petroleum fields. Since the growth of the East Asian economies, the Sea of Japan has become an important commercial waterway. | |||
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| Sea of Japan | |
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| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 日本海 |
| Hiragana | にほんかい |
| Hepburn Romanization | Nihonkai |
| Korean name (North Korea) | |
| Hanja | 朝鮮東海 |
| Hangul | 조선동해 |
| McCune-Reischauer | Chosŏn Tonghae |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Donghae |
| Korean name (South Korea) | |
| Hanja | 東海 |
| Hangul | 동해 |
| Revised Romanization | Donghae |
| McCune-Reischauer | Tonghae |
| Russian name | |
| Russian | Япо́нское мо́ре |
| Romanization | Yaponskoye more |
The Sea of Japan (East Sea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.
Naming
Main article: Sea of Japan naming disputeThere is a controversy between Japan and Korea over what the international name for this sea should be. Japan insists that it be called Sea of Japan. North Korea insists on East Sea of Korea, and South Korea insists on East Sea.
Over the centuries, this sea has been called by various names including East Sea, East Sea of Korea, Japanese Sea, Sea of Corea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Korea, and Oriental Sea. The name Sea of Japan was standardized by the International Hydrographic Bureau in 1919, when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule.
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