- two adjacent Japanese islands between the Korean Peninsula and Kyushu, Japan: incorporating, as an archipelago, more than 100 much smaller islands. 271 sq. mi. (702 sq. km).
- a group of five rocky islands between Japan and South Korea, in the Korea Strait: administratively part of Japan; scene of a naval defeat for the Russians (1905) during the Russo-Japanese war. Pop: 41 230 (2000). Area: 698 sq km (269 sq miles)
