Philippine sea, sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean.
The Islands of Japan are so narrow that no point in the country lies more than 150 km (93 miles) from sea waters.
To the West, there is the sea of Japan, which separates Japan from the Asian mainland. To the north, lies the sea of Okhotsk, and to the south is the East China sea. All these are extensions of the Pacific ocean which lies to the east of Japan. To the far south-east lies the Philippine sea.
He was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States.
Isolation and quarantine are public health practices used to protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease.
Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. These people may have been exposed to a disease and do not know it, or they may have the disease but do not show symptoms.
When Texas split from Mexico in 1836, its citizens were largely in favor
of annexation by the US. Most of US political leaders, however,
were against it. One main issue was that Texas practiced slavery.
Political leaders feared that dealing with Texas's slavery would stir up
even greater controversy. Perhaps an even greater concern, though, was
that Mexico was not happy about the loss of Texas. US political leaders
feared the war that the annexation of Texas would no doubt spark
