Japan

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This paper explains that Japan's global economy, which is a highly industrialized society, is an excellent example of a country that has little geographic area to exploit, and so it must remain economically viable by other means. The author points out that the major manufacturing regions in Japan are mainly congregated along the coast and in the largest cities, such as Tokyo and Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, and Nagoya. Some of the major industries in Japan include machinery production, automobiles, ships, steel, and high-technology, including electrical goods and electronic appliances. The paper relates that Japanese resources, like the land itself, are less prevalent than in many larger nations; therefore, they are dependent on other nations for many of their non-renewable resources, such as oil. However, they do produce coal, crude oil, and natural gas.

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"Japan's agricultural industries are not as prevalent as many others in the world, but what they do have they utilize quite effectively. The Japanese import large amounts of wheat, sorghum, and soybeans, but they grow enough rice to feed their people with a small surplus, and they are beginning to export specialty agricultural items such as Kobe beef. Other agricultural industries in the country include fishing and poultry production. Rice is so important to the Japanese that in ancient times, it was used as money, and it still plays an important part in their culture and everyday lives. Because of this, rice is their biggest agricultural product, but fishing is also important, with significant amounts of salmon, tuna, and various other fish and shellfish harvested and used nationally or exported. They also fish many fresh-water areas throughout the island, making the most of the resources they have and can access."

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