electronics, cars and much more.
Floods and Tsunamis
Japan has virtually no natural resources so has no choice but to import its raw materials.
As an island nation, Japan has few natural resources, and has to import most of what it needs.
Water and fish are the two primary natural resources of Japan. Japan has very few natural resources, and as a result, they import more coal than any country in the world, and are the second biggest importer of oil.
They import those resources from other countries.
It lacked natural resources and had to import just about everything
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Japan lacked many Natural Resources.
Secure natural resources. Japan has to import all natural resources. Japan move to do this by invading other Asian countries caused USA to impose severe sanctions on Japan. At the time USA was largest supplier of oil. These sanctions caused Japan to either submit to USA demands or go to war. They chose war.
Japan has a little bit of natural resources, about a quarter of the land is suitable for agricutural purposes.
The cause of Japan's quest for natural resource is the fact that the island itself has few natural resources. The effects of Japan's quest for natural resources include the entering of Japan into WWI and WWII along with the huge leaps in technology created by the Japanese in their hunt for more resources.
In terms of access to natural resources, how did Japan differ from England?
Japan does not have much oil