Almost all of Japan is geographically situated on the Asian plate, including the majority of it's major and minor islands, although the remote and uninhabited Minami Torishima island is situated in Oceania. We consider Japan as a fully Asian country throughout this website.

The entire island of New Guinea - including the nation of Papua New Guinea on the western side of the island - lies on the border of Asia and Oceania. Papua New Guinea is actively seeking to become closer politically/economically with local Asian nations, but we have considered it to be geographically Oceanian.

The Philippines sits right within the Mariana Trench, which officially spans the borders of Oceania and Asia. Whilst some Filipinos consider themselves as Pacific islanders, the country is generally thought of as a 100% Asian nation, as we have done throughout this website.