Japan Current

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Japan Current

A warm ocean current flowing northeast from the Philippine Sea past southeast Japan to the North Pacific. Also called Kuroshio Current.

Japan Current

(Placename) a warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the E coast of Japan towards the North Pacific Also called Kuroshio

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A branch of the North Equatorial Current that flows northeast from the Philippine Sea, north along the eastern shore of Taiwan, past southeastern Japan, and onward to the North Pacific. Its warm air moderates the climate of Taiwan and Japan. Also called Kuroshio Current. See more at equatorial current gyre

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Noun

Japan current - a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean

Kuroshio, Kuroshio current

ocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction

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