Which two countries are located close to Japan?

Which two countries are located close to Japan?

• A. Russia and Korea
• B. China and Korea
• C. China and Vietnam
• D. Japan and Korea

Answer: (B)

Geographic proximity to Japan is the focus here. Japan sits off the eastern edge of Asia, with Korea directly to the west across the Korea Strait and China just across the East China Sea to the southwest. Those two are the closest neighboring landmasses. Russia lies to the north, but it’s farther away and more dispersed across a large area, while Vietnam is farther still in Southeast Asia. So China and Korea are the two countries closest to Japan.

Geographic proximity to Japan is the focus here. Japan sits off the eastern edge of Asia, with Korea directly to the west across the Korea Strait and China just across the East China Sea to the southwest. Those two are the closest neighboring landmasses. Russia lies to the north, but it’s farther away and more dispersed across a large area, while Vietnam is farther still in Southeast Asia. So China and Korea are the two countries closest to Japan.