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In geopolitics, the Council on Foreign Relations defines Northeast Asia as South Korea, North Korea, and Japan,.

China and Russia are often included in geopolitical discussion of the region to the extent their interests and policies interact with those of Korea and Japans.

The Sea of Japan / East Sea, the Yellow Sea, and sometimes the East China Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk are included in discussions of the region.