How Japans Geography Has Effected It Economically and Socially

Japan's geography has influenced its economy and has also socially affected it. Japan is located off the east coast of Asia on the Pacific Rim. Through out Japanese history they have been isolated from other countries because of their location geographically. There was a little cultural diffusion between China were it got its writing system, and Buddhist religion.
Socially their society is very ethnocentric. They are homogeneous because of their isolation they could not take in other races and mix with them, but they also did not want other races thinking they were inferior. …