Kuroshio countercurrent
From Glossary of Meteorology
Kuroshio countercurrent
Part of the Kuroshio system.
Between longitudes 155° and 160°E, considerable water turns south and southwest, forming part of the Kuroshio countercurrent. It runs at a distance of approximately 700 km from the coast as the eastern branch of a large whirl on the right-hand side of the Kuroshio.