- (日本海, '****an Sea') or
originally Jīng hǎi (鲸海, 'Whale Sea') in China,
Yaponskoye more (Японское море, '****anese Sea') in Russia, Chosŏn
Tonghae (조선동해,...
-
Oponskoye Kingdom (Russian: Опонское/опоньское царство,
supposed to mean "
Yaponskoye tsarstvo", or "kingdom of ****an"), or as some
English sources erroneously...
- the name
amongst themselves.
Russia calls this sea "Япо́нское мо́ре" (
Yapónskoye móre, ****anese Sea). ****an
believes that
Russia pla**** a
major role in...