You're right. The Oshima I'm talking about is here...
Greetings from Japan
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Considering that 'shima' basically means 'island' there are probably loads of different ones all over Japan!jagfish:
Probably...
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The Sea of Japan refers to the body of water that is between Japan and Korea. Although it is internationally recognized as the Sea of Japan, South Korea has disputed this name for many years.
Seems that Korea has called it The East Sea or "Dong Hae" and since since Japan and Korea never agree on anything, that pretty much sums it up.
I call it the Sea of Japan becuase that's what it's called here in Japan and it's what I was taught to call it in Geography Class.
Same body of water though.
Seems that Korea has called it The East Sea or "Dong Hae" and since since Japan and Korea never agree on anything, that pretty much sums it up.
I call it the Sea of Japan becuase that's what it's called here in Japan and it's what I was taught to call it in Geography Class.
Same body of water though.
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hoosier:Are you talking about East Sea, aren't you? I have never heard "Sea of Japan." Does it existed?
Easy there, Tex...hoosier:
I'll confirm that's what it's called here, The Sea of Japan or The Japan Sea. I've never heard it talked about before I got here, so maybe English speakers in other countries refer to it as something different. This name we are using might be a direct translation of how it is referred to in Japanese.
It's also how the BBC refers to it on the world news - I thought CNN did as well. It's amusing really, I've never heard the Koreans try to refer to the water on their west coast as the West Sea...I wonder why?
It's a common theme around the world though. We (the English) refer to the water between the UK and the Continent as the 'English Channel' - the French of course hate that and just call it the 'Channel' or 'La Manche'!
It's a common theme around the world though. We (the English) refer to the water between the UK and the Continent as the 'English Channel' - the French of course hate that and just call it the 'Channel' or 'La Manche'!
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