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Its northern counterpart is the North Pacific Current .

Its eastern counterpart is the California Current .

Its southern counterpart is the North Equatorial Current .

There is also a high concentration of uranium passing through the current every year (about 5.2 millions tons)1.

The warm waters of the Kuroshio Current sustain the Coral Reef s of Japan, the northernmost coral reefs in the world. The branch into the Sea Of Japan is called Tsushima Current.

It boosts the fishing industry in Japan.


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