Sea of Japan: sensitive area

Mapping the World – Season 36

Some call it the "Sea of Japan", others the "East Sea". This strategic maritime space, bordered by Russia, Japan and the two Koreas, is much more than a simple crossing point: it is at the center of rivalries between world and regional powers. Two camps face each other: on one side the axis Pyongyang, Moscow, Beijing, on the other Tokyo, Seoul and the United States...