Yes, in fact, Japan is a little smaller than California.
Alaska is larger
Japan is slightly smaller than the state of Montana in the United States.
it was smaller
No direct flights from Alaska to Japan.
If you consider Russia an Asian country then Russia is the Asian country nearest Alaska. China would be the next closest Asian country. And if you consider Japan, a country not on the Asian continent, Japan might be closer than China is to Alaska
yes
Alaska is larger than Texas. Alaska is 663267 sq mi, while Texas is 268580 sq mi.
The area of Australia is more than 20 times the area of Japan.
Most countries are smaller than the state of Alaska. Alaska is 1,717,854 km2 in size and if it were a country it would be the 17th largest country. This means 178 countries would be smaller than Alaska, so it would be easier to name which countries are actually larger, a total of 16. There are Russia, Canada, the United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Indonesia, Sudan, and Libya.
Alaska
Japan is a lot bigger than both.