Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. Japan is home to over 128 million people. Japan has beautiful scenery all over along with an amazing culture. Many foods there are much different than ours, but are still delicious and full of flavor. While rice is the staple food, several kinds of noodles (udon, soba and ramen) are very popular in Japan.