The Geopolitics That Shaped Japan

Any country in today’s world has gone through many changes to get where it is in our present time. Countries are highly influence by the geography of the land around it. Most countries today turned out the way they were because of geopolitics, or the study of geography and how it effects on politics (Dictionary). For instance, some may have won a war for independence, or another country may have cut connections from the mother land. These things could have only been done if the geography did not work on their side. Japan has been transformed into the country that exists today because of the geography that shaped it, turning it into the great country it is today. Japan is in the position it is today because of geography, plate tectonics, wind patterns, climate, and its recent war history.
Since the borders of Japan are defined by the islands that Japan sits on, geography and plate tectonics played a large role in how they were formed. The islands of Japan are really the t...