Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the Northwest Pacific ocean. It is an archipelago formed by more than 6000 islands. This text describes the geography and location of Japan, and how its location has protected Japan from invaders. This informational text is for grade 7 readers. Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the Northwest Pacific ocean. It is an archipelago formed by more than 6000 islands. This text describes the geography and location of Japan, and how its location has protected Japan from invaders. This informational text is for grade 7 readers. This text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License