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![Satellite image of Japan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Satellite_image_of_Japan_in_May_2003.jpg/250px-Satellite_image_of_Japan_in_May_2003.jpg)
Credit: NASA
The four main islands of Japan are shown clearly off the coast of North Korea and South Korea, China and Russia in this true-color image. Running down through the islands are a string of mountains that make up part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.