Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

• Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art
• Fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed
• by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the 
• Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral 
• the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

• Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art
• Fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed
• by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the 
• Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral 
• the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.