HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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volcanic eruptions make Japan unlivable
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Japan relies on the sea for much of its food supply
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they can defend themselves from invasion of other countries
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their ancestors settled there
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the population lives on the Pacific coast side of Honshū. The west coast facing the Sea of Japan is less densely populated. The Japanese archipelago was difficult to reach since before ancient history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Japan’s population is over 126m, 75% of whom live in urban areas like Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Osaka and Nagoya. With such densely populated cities, space is precious and land prices extremely high.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japanese Brazilians are the largest ethnic Japanese community outside Japan (numbering about 2 million, compared to about 1.5 million in the United States) and São Paulo contains the largest concentration of Japanese outside Japan. Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul also have a large Japanese community.
Detailed explanation-4: -The coastal landforms of Japan are varied. There are ria coasts and gently-curved sandy coastlines, and it is common for steep or cliffed coasts to be fringed by a flight of Quaternary marine terraces that have been uplifted, tilted, and faulted in many places.