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Kuroshio Current




Its northern counterpart is the North Pacific Current .

Its eastern counterpart is the California Current .

Its southern counterpart is the North Equatorial Current .

The warm waters of the Kuroshio Current sustain the Coral Reef s of Japan, the northernmost coral reefs in the world. The warm branch is sometimes called ''Tsushima Current''.
It boosts the fishing industry in Japan.