Why Japan's Geography Sucks

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[@4zdania]

Japan's geography sucks. Poland: hold my flat and surrounded by enemies territory

[@paralystepsis]

ilayhoo lol

[@Deak-tj4ml]

What if you ,wanted to be a nice country, but germany said *blitzkrieg*

[@kaiservonpanzer213]

Poland: exists Prussia, Austria and Russia: Its free real estate Poland: exists again Germany and USSR: Its real estate that pays you!

[@copperdan1275]

It’s so sad that Poland was surrounded by its aggressive neighbors, Poland would’ve been a great country without them (enemies).

[@Melnek1]

@@copperdan1275 Not disagreeing, but Poland also has its share of responsibility, when in a position of strength, they were not shy about intimidating neighbors, and Polish irrendentism praised itself to the point of claiming territory from the Danish border to Crimea.

[@sorgialfalan6512]

When you play Civilization game and got a bad starting location.

[@Kitajima2]

Japan gets sick military and culture bonuses though. +1 Culture bonus for every island, and military units fight at full strength no matter how much damage they take

[@genchwanlim2970]

havent played this in ages. too bad im old and dont have a lot of time like i used to have. kinda miss those days

[@Emmatriaaa]

Sorgial Falan At least nobody can invade you, and you’re close enough to a civilization that isn’t very hostile which you can conquer

[@joacor1918]

@@Kitajima2 is there any game like that?

[@locococo8961]

@@joacor1918 Are you joking??? I can't tell, but in case you aren't, check out Sid Mier's Civilisation series

[@indonesianguy4026]

Japan is that one pro dude playing strategy games using hard mode and choosing the hard location to spawn but successfull

[@naxxodrop]

*Laughs in África for the "hard mode" statement*

[@keimcpartlan7434]

Mongol empire: am I a joke to you? (I’m Japanese btw)

[@totalzgaming451]

*Laughs in Poland*

[@Matt-gb7xt]

@@totalzgaming451 Poland sucks

[@NT-sx2bd]

Nice, I didn't expect to see a Polandball here!

[@birdrocket]

America: “We can’t build high speed rail, our geography doesn’t work for it” Japan:

[@sondadir9205]

It's not the Geography per say, but the horrible dispersion of the population. Connecting east to west by train would undoubtedly give rise to economically unsustainable lines. Yes there are great plains ideal for the layout of the tracks, but if they cross a huge pop° vacuum it is not profitable.

[@jaehongsong4904]

@@sondadir9205 Surely USA can connect east cost states by themselves and connect west coast states by themselves. I can see a high speed train from dc to phili to nyc to boston very profitable. Maybe extend it all the way to Miami.

[@Zoetherat]

@@jaehongsong4904 I read an article once that said that for high speed rail to be profitable, the cities have to be at a particular distance and of a particular size. Too close and it makes more sense to drive. Too far apart and it makes more sense to fly. The article listed Los Angeles to San Francisco, Dallas to Houston, and NY to Washington DC as the routes that would be profitable. Well, the first has already been tried, and the politicians turned it into an expensive debacle. Also, there are other factors. Most US cities are so spread out that they'll never have good public transportation and you'd need a car to get around once you reach your destination anyway (unlike Japan).

[@Zoetherat]

Actually Japan's geography does work for high speed rail. It has high population density (large cities that are fairly close together). The cities themselves are compact enough to have good public transportation within the cities themselves. The US is the exact opposite- mostly small cities that are spread out over a vast area. And most of those cities are sprawl that will never have good public transportation. Even if you arrived at one via public transportation, you'd need a car when you get there anyway.

[@0163844098]

Building High Speed Rails is very addicting, once you built the first one, more will come soon after. America just have not gotten pass building the first one.

[@codboss7092]

japan: hey does anyone want to trade ? world: yes what do you have oil? gold? iron ? japan: i have hentai, anime, manga, robots and video games world: ... perfect thats just what we need

[@iamMildlyUpsetWithMostOfYouTub]

COD Boss Virgin

[@viperking6573]

For real tho what do they trade?

[@viktorvondoom9119]

@@viperking6573 Technology i guess. Wonder what they did before we came to this modern era tho to maintain theirselfs I just realised they export cars and Pokemon

[@viperking6573]

@@viktorvondoom9119 Yeah like cars and tourism I guess, sea food I think is big. Then idk

[@depressionchan8394]

viper king 65 Fish probably

[@saytans7497]

Japan : *doesnt have natural oil* Japan : *makes the best drifting car*

[@sepehr7402]

Very true

[@aleczs6316]

Finally a car guy here eh?

[@MrGamerTH]

DEJA VU

[@beluwuga2573]

ahem DE JA VOU I'VE BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE

[@bangrunus420]

Also fastest​ bike in the world​

[@KalonOrdona2]

Japan: we give you video games, you give us life essentials? Everyone: 'Kay! :D

[@Kurayamiblack]

And anime! We want your anime too

[@CruiseSLS]

nani ?!

[@UwU-ok2jr]

Imagine forgetting about anime -_-

[@victorwurtz9388]

Q

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@UwU-ok2jr cromge

[@rhythmaich3940]

World : Wanna trade natural resources? Japan : Best I can do is Anime, Hentai and Super Mario

[@0xssff]

LMAO

[@letit023]

Deal

[@stefanschleps8758]

I'll trade a herd of cattle for the rights to Super-Mario.

[@wiawaysb]

pretty good id say

[@davecullins1606]

Turned out to be good enough!

[@Verseau-tk4od]

The mongols: it is time to bully Japan Mother Nature: Hey! Only I can do that

[@terrace15]

also Mother Nature: murders mongols

[@BoundlessEternity_]

Bruh 😂

[@nuzlocke2266]

USA: Hold my beer

[@BoundlessEternity_]

@@nuzlocke2266 Also USA: Hold my nuke

[@nuzlocke2266]

​@@BoundlessEternity_ Kinda redundant.

[@kevincolo3372]

“So the Mongols came over, ready for war but then died in a tornado.”

[@drewbc32]

Hurricane, but yup. lol

[@jacksonb8123]

drewbc32 he’s quoting a different video

[@n_r_v]

Kevin Colo hire a sAmUrAi

[@bestamerica]

hi K C... ' what reason mongol come to the war anti japan... any reason... cannot do that

[@elements1168]

@@drewbc32 hurricane?

[@tjbekks]

“That’s why today the Kanto plain is home to the largest urban area in Japan...” Me: “Saffron City” RLL: “Tokyo” Me: “Right... yeah that’s what I meant...”

[@animetamila7819]

Pokemon reference?

[@abhyudaysarkar5012]

Underrated.

[@CheyenneAnastacia]

Under rated (2)

[@sebastianuchtdorf]

Made my day thank you

[@WinVisten]

@@sebastianuchtdorf Kanto from Pokemon is actually NAMED after the Kanto region of Japan because it's LITERALLY a fictional version of the real-world location, as are ALL of the Pokemon regions, and almost all of the cities are inspired by real-life ones, or at least exist in the equivalent locations. The other regions are: Johto = Kansai Hoenn = Kyushu Sinnoh = Hokkaido Unova = New York (Virbank City in that region seems to be inspired by Burbank, in California, not only given its name being similar, but the whole thing about making movies about Pokemon battles or whatever in that one minigame, so even though the geography resembles New York City's island of Manhattan and the surrounding area, culturally it seems to be the entire US except for Hawaii. -and Alaska-) Kalos = France Alola = Hawaii Galar = Great Britain (The larges of the British isles, not the United Kingdom or the archipelago as a whole)

[@geralt36]

Despite all the odds Japan is still one of the most successful and developed countries in the world thanks to the hard work and resilience of the Japanese. Much respect!

[@jf3715]

IQ is a strong predictor. But but but….

[@SenorGuina]

@@jf3715 IQ is a consequence of that mate

[@JD-ny3vz]

They work a little too hard

[@JD-ny3vz]

@@jf3715 No it's not it's the culture one ia confucianism I don't think people in the west understand how profoind confuscious philosophy is on the far east and their work ethic. Also the environmental factors Japan is a mountainous island that's been constantly ravished by natural disasters for it's entire history. The people developed a culture around resiliency and cooperation around that. With all this being said there are issues like too conformity and lack of enough individual expression. High rates of burnout, depression and the highest(S. Korea may be number 1 but not sure) suicide rates in the world. Their excellence comes at a price.

[@pragyanr.c9477]

American money 💸

[@lorgoat4991]

This video is like 20% geography 80% history

[@aerookz]

Stop+!!! Youre making me cryyyy😥😥😥😥

[@subline_funtime]

Llama Who same when ever someone says “20% geography” it makes me cry

[@shlimeslat6637]

João R doesn’t matter , irrelevant to the title of the video

[@doomcarry69]

thats because most of that history is due to its geography

[@MdSalim-ul8kl]

500th like from me

[@sivaprakash9285]

Japan is literally playing a game in difficult mode

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

Ironman mode.

[@YoshiFan335]

And kinda winning(tech)

[@pr0gengoo96]

yeah, but it pays off late game

[@brando2624]

internet troll how do you think they got so rich

[@adrianatgaming8640]

@Hey No they're talking about paradox grand strategy games, normie

[@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet]

This is a great explanation of the cause of WW2 which is often forgotten. But what needs to be mentioned is that where Japan occupied are Dutch Indonesia, French Indonchine, American Philippines, British Malaya etc… which all were conquered by the Western powers because they also needed resources like Japan.

[@Theo-oh3jk]

If I had a nickel for all the time the West conveniently forgets its own imperial activities, I'd be richer than Bill Gates.

[@inconnu4961]

@@Theo-oh3jk Who said it was forgotten? We assume it is common knowledge by now!

[@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet]

@@inconnu4961oh it is forgotten just like this video

[@kb9880]

Despite all this, Japan has a GDP of 5T USD, third largest. Salute!!

[@wilbert1412]

@byakugozen because of aging population

[@shgalagalaa]

Japans economy has stagnated for years now, not looking good

[@gunaf28]

tbf japan's debt to gdp ratio is the highest in the world

[@user-dd1uz9kj3i]

正直、日本はもう終わりですよ GDPもこれから他の国抜かされ続けると思う。

[@kokichioma_2900]

@@NakanakaSubsChannel wait just look at america first, then change your statement lol

[@coochieman5884]

*When Sam hasn't uploaded a geography problem in ages* RLL: It's free real estate

[@aqimjulayhi8798]

Next, Sam will upload a Toyota Corolla video

[@_ourumavsbriefcase_5229]

Shut your stupid fuckin mouth!

[@meta6287]

Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D

[@_ourumavsbriefcase_5229]

@@meta6287 And you can shut your stupid fuckin mouth, too! Shut it! And quit typin!

[@meta6287]

@@_ourumavsbriefcase_5229 pardón? :(

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

What's admirable is that more than 30 million people can live in one city and yet It remains one of the cleanest in the world. Love it.

[@bittu2507]

*INDIA* is most dirty place.

[@pyromaniac301]

@@sage4365 Pretty sure they do, we literally have to separate our trash by type in the right bags otherwise the trucks won't pick it up

[@BelTwitex]

@@bittu2507 true. I'm indian and i do know my country is dirty. But there is no point in mentioning it here is it?

[@danielcuevas5899]

Jiren DaMacc did you just copy this comment?

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

@@danielcuevas5899 what would make you think that?

[@weeguy52]

So this is why japan is so good at different things from their cars,food,games and the tourists trade etc they rely on quality to draw in and make money

[@schrodingerscat7252]

Necessity is the mother of invention

[@mxleavitt]

Also relies on order and respect to combat chaos from natural disasters and over population. They do suffer quite a bit in workplace culture due to this unfortunately.

[@toddroberts8020]

Being the leader of Japan is like playing a city building game on hard mode

[@krio1267]

cities skylines in brutal mode

[@JYT256]

"If I had a nickel for every time my invasion of Japan was thwarted by typhoons, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, it's just weird that it happened *twice* "

[@acebalistic1358]

Guess what they named the typhoons that saved them? *kamikazes*

[@jacksonb8123]

Jack the Gestapo no

[@tntsummers926]

@Jack the Gestapo that was the second time, when they were at a stalemate.

[@viktorcheng2061]

Tyler McDaniel Divine Wind

[@DaKdawg]

More than twice actually. There was also a failed attempt by the russians during the Russo Japanese war. Devine wind, indeed.

[@AubriGryphon]

"This is the largest single chunk of arable land on the entire archipelago." *plunks down a huge metropolis on it*

[@gliiitched4429]

“Why don’t we have any agriculture”

[@dougedoug2105]

It’s crazy but after watching this video I can see how history can shape the personalities of an entire civilization of people

[@MerkhVision]

Well where else were they supposed to live? U cant build a city on the mountains!

[@yeetyeup3392]

@@MerkhVision not with that attitude

[@ibraced1243]

it's not like they decided that, it just happened naturally, people moved to work in agriculture and before they knew it, the place was crowded, luckily for them they moved to an industrial economy.

[@deadspeedv]

9:10 Actually Japan and Soviet union formally ended their war with the signing of the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration in 1956, which was essentially a peace treaty. They still however have the territorial disputes

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

This video just proves the terrible quality of average American education system

[@zuprArpuz]

Japan is 100% on my bucket list, I must visit one day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝🇯🇵

[@rs-dp6pr]

You will like it. Good food

[@ampolishlithuaniancommonwealth]

Hello from Japan

[@thewhitewolf58]

so basically: a ok sized series of islands that has very little flat useful room and also has a lot of natural disasters

[@user-gb7fv6pn2y]

1888ح000ppp95 l l🐃👘😣gà ششش0حككم4مممكككجح7هنظظ7 - صص١+ ''"

[@ashwinranganath2247]

Yet heavily populated*

[@msmorningstar2116]

Yet built one of the smartest and cleanest nations in the world.

[@wllm4785]

Thanks. Saves me a lot of time.

[@wllm4785]

@@msmorningstar2116 Every culture has its pros and cons. Some areas where Japan falls horribly short that you may want to look into: the Ainu, non-existent foster care system (unwanted Japanese children are institutionalized), and the use of non-Japanese Asians (Vietnamese et.al.) as throw away day laborers in Black companies in the tech field. These are just a few. While remarkable, Japanese culture is still a HUMAN culture and as such has its flaws.

[@tx7724]

The fact that no corollas were mentioned is heartbreaking.

[@Discosaturn]

And who else would manufacture Toyota Corollas? Japan. They're all manufactured in the Japanese city of the same name as the company that builds them, Toyota.

[@acebalistic1358]

Edward Cheng ?????

[@Nebs1]

Edward Cheng new to the channel?

[@user-gi1um3dd4t]

@Susan P. Davis stfu

[@giveittosanders109]

Susan P. Davis fuck you

[@bikerider5594]

Japan never been conquered. Geography is perfect there

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

Lol. Your comment basically contradicts the title of this video

[@danny6714]

@@user-is3yn7xr4c i think that’s the point bud…

[@ichifish]

Very good overview. Here's a couple of additional points that people might be interested in. 1. Thanks to volcanism Japan has the most naturally fertile soil in the world. This helped the country to support large populations going into the industrial age. 2. Thanks to its location in the northern hemisphere Japan had excellent fishing grounds. This also contributed to its large population. 3. In addition to earthquakes and tsunamis, Japan suffers from landslides and flooding due to its high rainfall and steep mountains.

[@HieroOnymos]

*Japan:* _The Land of Rising Toyota Corolla_

[@aliveandunwell430]

yes

[@fajrdn]

*Canada* : Hold my weeds

[@iancrimson6083]

I can hear Scotty already

[@nairdan6604]

And also mazda

[@hatprofile6530]

Can you fit a Toyota Corolla in a bag?

[@user-mh9zp3ob4r]

Earthquake became almost a part of daily life for me.

[@mok_or6401]

me too

[@yogiz46x25]

same here on Indonesia and Chile

[@charlestorres7943]

Same here in the Philippines

[@parmindershah4484]

In india ..it comes on yearly basis

[@udayraj9044]

@@parmindershah4484 no it doesn't

[@erwinsmith61]

France: haha your geography sucks Japan: so how was the German visit ? France: * angry french food noises *

[@poopiecheck4184]

Lol

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

France beat Japan in WWII so it ended in their favour.

[@Nastya_07]

@@ShadowReaper-pu2hx France Beated because of the US and German Sientists Making Nukes

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

@@Nastya_07, yeah, France and Italy were carried in WWII.

[@blakemartin9196]

@@ShadowReaper-pu2hx France never really fought Japan so I don’t think that would classify as a win

[@gregoryshortale]

Imagine what Japan could do with all of the mountains and tsunamis gone

[@weebbanana7895]

they wouldn't have evolved this way if not for those

[@acferz1963]

they'd probably get colonized lol

[@ppurpleduck]

@@acferz1963 facts

[@AFFROBO]

@@acferz1963 facts

[@smokeybrown8752]

@@acferz1963 facts

[@takasu9246]

Why it sucks: *Island with lot mountains*

[@TheAtkey]

And earthquakes lots of earthquakes

[@doublesalopetoimcre]

imagin minecraft mine without coal and iron. it is japan for you in real life.

[@chaechai9383]

Its better lo live in japan rather than america "were they shoot everyone " literally Everyone

[@gamevalor]

Japan's terrain actually has many advantages as it's one of the most difficult countries to invade. Japan is rich in sea territory which is the 8th largest in the world. Japan has a huge amount of natural riches in the deep sea (minerals, gas, oil) which can be mined with better technology. Japan also creates new reclaimed land and artificial islands from the sea whenever new land is needed.

[@TheAtkey]

@@chaechai9383 I live in America I've never been shot, never known anyone who's been shot outside of war veterans.

[@ayschiefer]

I am assuming most Japanese trains are electric. Just because Japan is low on oil..

[@kdvr766]

If they had oil america wouldnt have left 🤣

[@takashi.mizuiro]

maybe

[@barackobama546]

That is correct, they created this thing called "bullet trains" which are completely electric yet extremely fast.

[@plusxz821]

Fish oil: 😈

[@takashi.mizuiro]

Plusxz what

[@tortillinentertainment9520]

-And how much natural disasters are in Japan? -Tsunamis, volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, extreme cold: Yes

[@AzixxSeraph]

And atleast its cold

[@epicon6]

I'll add floods to the list

[@saricubra2867]

Pokémon teached me that Japan's geography is really beautiful.

[@kamii2278]

I mean its true

[@Wanda-wi4hp]

Taught*

[@rook7792]

Sinnoh....

[@flareonboii1515]

aren't the pokemon regions like 3000 kilometers away from Japan near the Marshall Islands

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's fact: When the University of Nebraska plays football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

[@SeangLHeng]

Wait sersiouly?

[@meeeeee423]

Idk if this is true but id believe it

[@Shrekowski]

@@meeeeee423 it is. Memorial Stadium can hold 90k people and it constantly sells out and attendance is always beyond 75k people, if not completely full. Our third largest city is only 60k people

[@MrDoggysmut]

Go back to Comrade Heathstone, you drunk?

[@WhoaNellyJake]

Except that sportsgame attendees don't count as citizens specific to that city, unless of course they're actually a citizen...in that city.

[@satriaamiluhur622]

Goes to show you that even with poor soil and bad geography a nation can still have strong economy so long as it has resilient, hardworking, and educated people

[@Marsalien100]

Americans bombed this country twice and now today you see almost every American driving a Japanese made car and using Japanese made technology products. Without Japan we would have a much worse economy.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

And not getting colonised or developing through authoritarian means.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Most importantly high IQ

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Uhhh...Japan literally "developed through authoritarian means". That's what the Meiji Restoration was all about, bucko. And Hong Kong and Singapore were both colonised and they've done just as well as Japan.

[@rei9269]

People can thrive regardless of geography as long as there’s a way.

[@marcuscarana9240]

Disaster prone, non-arable lands, dependent on other countries' natural resources and yet Japan is still one of the most adavanced and influential nations in the world. The Japanese truly are remarkable people.

[@mu2212]

More respect to Japan and Japenese people!! I am never going to complain again.

[@redblaze8700]

You forgot to mention another problem: Godzilla, who've chosen Japan as his favorite playground.

[@xxxzzz7792]

Ultraman fight with Godzilla friends also.

[@bartg6937]

N A N I ? ! ?

[@boysponge705]

Godzilla isn't real.

[@xxxzzz7792]

@@boysponge705 no shit sherlock!?

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Also **H E N T A I**

[@oliversmalley7771]

Then again, the fact that there are so many mountains makes Japan a naturally beautiful place, and since the mountains are so difficult to settle that they've remained relatively pristine.

[@oliversmalley7771]

Not very useful, but I just wanted to find a bright side.

[@Kaimenhoi]

@@oliversmalley7771 Yeah, for example, the view of Tateyama mountain range (立山連峰) in early spring is absolutely beautiful.

[@oliversmalley7771]

@@Kaimenhoi Always wanted to visit Japan. Don't know if I ever will, but I hope so :)

[@plack_benis382]

i see it that way too. Would be nice if the rest wasnt jacked up by mega cities. But it is what it is, at least the mountains are still gorgeous. Would love to see them one day in person.

[@MarketCon-Artist]

@@lolasonlyfans9697 any sexy ass Japanese escorts?

[@alphahari7210]

Seeing all the struggles they face from nature and still manage to be an economic and cultural power is amazing. Here in the Middle East we have everything we could ask for from nature whether it is oil or agricultural sunny space or stable land. yet we are doomed by wars and starvation. I think a nation's wealth comes from its people. not its geography.

[@Eqvil]

Aging population. Economic stagnation. Outdated work ethic, long empty work hours. Outdated way to process paperwork, still relying heavily on actual paper which drags the procedures. Heavy reliance on import to run. These last 20 years, Japan looks like a superpower only when you squint. My mom likes to say that "you can have a rich population, or a rich government. If the people own their homes and have free time for themselves, they are rich. If the people have their homes because of loans that force them to work to the bone, and work long hours to afford those homes or they are forced on the street, then the government is rich."

[@alphahari7210]

@@Eqvil You erupted alot of legit, true negatives that circle around capitalism. but trust me compared to the negatives of communism and authoritanian regimes like my country(Syria),capitalistic economys offer way better standards for living.

[@SierNotsruht]

but the middle east became rich from oil so that proves your point wrong

[@alphahari7210]

@@SierNotsruht the entire middle east gdp is less than japan's.. plus, only the gulf and turkey are rich, literally everyone else is a starving poor-internationally aided country.

[@griffinmccue6189]

9:14 Russia and Japan are also the last countries in each other’s alphabets: ロシア and Япония.

[@mukundyadav6913]

I don't get it, someone explain

[@bojangle8850]

This is wrong unless there’s a joke I’m missing

[@57ar7up]

Is Russia a man with an axe near booth in this hieroglyphs?

[@duvaruva]

Its 日本 for japan in Kanji

[@duvaruva]

Basically u wrote russia in Japanese and Russian.

[@jonahw5251]

Japan: has 6000 islands Sweden: hold my meatballs

[@Liam-fs5fe]

ツgooglewasamistake ツ wtf

[@asajohannesson6328]

Liam Sweden has more than 200.000 islands, the most in the world. Finland is second with around 180.000 and Norway is third with around 55.000. 😏

[@friedbanana69]

Indonesia : hold my rice

[@jamespatrickaraujo7419]

Indonesia: hold my rice. Learn geography pls.

[@jamespatrickaraujo7419]

@Pawin ph have only 7,641

[@elitesaud]

How many times he said “her” in this video: 271

[@AlterMannCam]

Thanks rocko

[@janetlee9709]

jetbot33 not nice to talk about your mother that way.

[@jetbot33]

Rainbow Purple how do you know my mom wrote this episode? Dumbass

[@haskull6050]

Sylvester Stallone Why? I’ve never heard a country labeled “her”. Annoyed the hell out of me

[@Divinemakyr]

@@jetbot33 Because he's magical, dumbass.

[@user-zb7fm6hj2g]

Good voice for presenting, solid background music and lots of information covered. Thank you!

[@Klipse11]

All those conditions are why Japan is home of some of histories toughest and most disciplined cultures since ancient Sparta.

[@mauricejohnmac]

True. I like your comparison with Sparta.

[@lillyie]

Iran: too many mountains to the point they couldn't expand their empire very well Japan: too many mountains but too little natural resources Meanwhile Poland: it's flat and surrounded by enemies from all sides.

[@warbirdgaming8091]

At least Iran doesn't have to worry about the mountains FREAKING EXPLODING

[@yingyingli7374]

Why they make themselves surrounded by enemies? Same question for Japan.

[@Cookiebrawlstars729]

@@yingyingli7374 GEOGRAPHY

[@yingyingli7374]

@@Cookiebrawlstars729 Of course, blame geography. Never your own damn fault.

[@yingyingli7374]

@T-Ko Not everything but I see your point.

[@TieDef]

Forgot to mention that Japan also gets crazy precipitation all year. Massive downpours every summer with Monsoon season, which combined with the mountains makes not only flooding by landslides a constant issue. And then heavy snowfalls every winter in the northern area, giving Japan the snowiest cities in the world.

[@retrosrobloxreviews9564]

Makes it great to relax imo. Put on some Lofi music while watching the cityscape at night and that’s it, pure bliss.

[@Monkeyloid]

I'm the 100th like

[@hardikdhull8082]

i never knew that monsoon reached upto japan

[@Doggieman1111]

Nice concise overview, solid work yet again.

[@dexlab7539]

Great video - learned a lot, thx 😊

[@czegg2517]

Japan: You can't conquer me, I have mountains :>>> Switzerland: *Laughs in mounatin*

[@Tpoleful]

Japan is also Isolated by water.

[@dashingmay]

Mountainese?

[@Shaw4123]

Kin Jong: 하하하 임 원 크레이지 블레이드 Translator: uhh the supreme leader is one crazy bastard Please parden him

[@joshual.7082]

Any power in Europe can conquer Switzerland. It's just that a treaty was signed long ago that ensured Swiss neutrality and that European powers will respect that. That's why not even powerful Nazi Germany, after it conquered all of mainland Europe, conquered Switzerland. They agreed not to.

[@leonardlangner9949]

Joshua L. No they didn’t attack Switzerland because they would have had huge losses.

[@jareddouglas6203]

thats cool but how many Corollas are made in Japan every year

[@owenpearson2765]

why is this so funny

[@basedboi3956]

About tree fiddy

[@MindTwistEsp]

Shit comments

[@strikye7]

@@owenpearson2765 RealLifeLore is obsessed with Toyota Corolla

[@TakumisBizarreRacingAdventure]

@Anthony Suarez Did anyone say AE86 aka, the " *_HACHI ROKU_* " ??!?!?! NANI KANSEI DORIFTOOO?!!?!???!!?!? **Manuel-Gas Gas Gas intensifies**

[@josephputinch3090]

that one guy almost got friendly fire at 10:33

[@AlexRednitz]

I'm afraid he actually did. He must've been hit heavily by the muzzle blast. Damn too close to walk away

[@josephputinch3090]

@@AlexRednitz that's sad. F

[@acutechicken5798]

@@AlexRednitz He will probably be fine.

[@UwU-ok2jr]

Bruh that was dumb they saw they were right there and still fired

[@kulturfreund6631]

4:55 - There’s actually a fifth tectonic plate discovered some years ago. It’s a deep small one between the big ones, that causes troubles like a shrapnel.

[@frostbittenwinds9703]

Japanese citizens: wow our country is so peaceful and pretty Japan: water tornado time

[@kosmosXcannon]

I wonder if there is much of a difference between typhoons and hurricanes

[@MegaMoneyMaker711]

@@kosmosXcannon Location is literally the only difference.

[@jabba233hutt3]

Well, Earthquakes are actually more deadly and much worse of a problem.

[@peepeetrain8755]

@@kosmosXcannon typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are the exact thing. Just different parts of the world call them different things

[@cannae920]

Frostbittenwinds Japan is hit by typhoons so often it literally names its typhoons after how many typhoons there have been that year. i.e. Typhoon 13.

[@prashantkunder515]

Basically, Japan is like Minecraft world but in hardcore mode.

[@sawyerprescott9650]

DaFaQ pRuShUnT I think you mean amplified

[@Imgsweg]

Sawyer Prescott what?

[@ralphwiggum874]

DaFaQ pRuShUnT That doesn‘t make sense at all

[@henrystoes6508]

Img2050 sweg amplified game mode. if you don’t know about it you should look it up it’s wild

[@emptywatermelon]

*Poland has entered the chat.*

[@sd6626]

Hurricanes during the Mongol invasion: I got you fam

[@Chuck-PK]

Ive played a few games of Civ6 on the Earth map as Japan, imo the key really is taking over Korea along with China's river-plains, coastline and the Indonesian/Malaysian peninsula/archipelago *ASAP*, and maybe Australia too. Just become a huge naval-island empire and control all east-west trade to and from the Indian/Pacific Oceans while also controlling most of the Asian east coast all the way up to the arctic.

[@TouYubeKids]

Japan: We need more electricity sources Ash: _Hold my Pikachu_

[@electrofan1796]

Breaking News: Peta has discovered that Japan has been keeping mythical animals in inhumane cages to get their power.

[@pastelxenon]

Cringe

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@Belloジ > Calls someone a cringey fuck > Tells them to kill themselves Congratulations bud. You just posted cringe.

[@joaquintamayo3126]

Belloジ Y U MAD???

[@jishanalimallick9626]

Yupp

[@haniminator6938]

*Asia:* has resources *japan empire:* GİVE ME THE PLANT

[@reecewest9495]

2+2=4

[@beaucaspar3990]

Lets go boiis and invade through Fuzhou, Shanghai and then into the capital. Remember boiis to preform a good few massacres that scar those cities (Nanjing Massacre).

[@portal2kid]

baldi’s basic bitches isn’t funny anymore change your profile and get a life

[@mattsmith1039]

Nicholas Compton looks like a satanist bull horn

[@portal2kid]

i will carry your shit

[@wasabista1613]

Great summary, but one cavil: Japan does not claim the entire Kuril Island chain. Japan claims the southernmost part, which it calls the Northern Territories and Russia calls the South Kurils.

[@ihatespringsnark1287]

I can confirm that in Russia it’s somehow a big deal 🤷🏻‍♀️don’t know why, I guess those who inhabit those islands would be glad to become part of japan

[@jangounchained1226]

@@ihatespringsnark1287 Land is always a big deal at any time for any country

[@Name-so9ns]

they also have Godzilla swimming around the country and occasionally wrecking things

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

Guess how many Japanese people Godzilla killed?

[@mygoodnessmate]

Never thought of Japan as a “she”

[@CoolMintMC]

@Boi It is a country. Thus you use "it". E.g. Japan has much less liveable space thannyou would think. Despite it being fairly large.

[@harrymorris2361]

It’s a good term to use, people use the “she” prefix on cars, ships and countries, because, like a mother, she carries and sustains life.

[@benjaminphelps561]

@@harrymorris2361 i was told in school that you call a car, boat or Country a "she/her" because they take a "man's firm hand to keep them steady"

[@NHDOreBros]

The custom is to call nations with female pronouns.

[@daveheya4097]

In many languages with pronouns 'country' is a girl/female.

[@Khantlerpartesar]

The fact that Japan managed to become a powerful country despite major loses and ridiculous terrain just shows how quick the Japanese people adapted and improved their situation, even combatting Earthquakes! Well done still despite odds.

[@caohieu1839]

a country with huge population but owns the strongest passport in the world, respect

[@hidarling641]

@Angello! R. *eating popcorn while waiting for someone to call you racist* Also, just because they have a lot of one race doesn't necessarily mean they all have the same ideals and needs.

[@d4s0n282]

@@caohieu1839 imo the strongest passport goes to canada

[@sageflare6488]

that username tho

[@spacewalkerrr]

maybe it was these difficulties that hardened people and necessity made them hardworking people

[@starzenno]

India: We have a good geography rich in minerals! Everything is good! Politicians, Neighbouring countries, overpopulation, and poverty: *"cute"*

[@unnamedness]

no india does not control their waters.

[@roberttoon6838]

I think this is my favorite video from your channel.

[@tornadomash00]

"Kanto plain" insert pokemon memories here

[@captainmisan259]

take love ❤️

[@balajireddy6375]

Same thing was running in my head and i find your comment 🤗

[@Haris-gh1kn]

Haha

[@Haris-gh1kn]

@SMD sth91 i think games kanto is overrated

[@Haris-gh1kn]

@SMD sth91 i haven't visited it.

[@robertkemp8440]

"Every single nuclear reactor was closed by 2012. Today in 2019, 4% of Japan's energy comes from nuclear" What?

[@youllneverknowme2195]

That confused me too

[@xkimopye]

Yep my ears pricked up at that

[@archiebellega956]

Every reactor is closed for new inspection and security upgrade at 2012, since then some of them has been reactivatef

[@Vstavayteludirusskiey]

Correction Every single nuclear reactor was closed by 2012. _Later some of them was opened after inspection._ Today in 2019....

[@ObjectsInMotion]

Hwang Jaeyong Because when your population wants to be mentally handicapped and do something as stupid as shutting down relatively clean energy in favor of fossil fuels, you need to take charge as a leader to stop the stupidity.

[@RandomizedProductions-Main]

Japan also does have a cool thing about its geography: the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Eurasian plate is pushing Japan higher up. (Was this covered too?)

[@vividlycrimson]

these videos are so addictive. I'm binge-watching rn, lol.

[@quickfruits6963]

Japanese: I play games only in ultra hard mode.

[@gcxs]

Or lunatic mode

[@reecewest9495]

Usa: laughs in tornados, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and earthquakes , i play on hardcore mode with a area where moist air, dry air and cold air meet and make tornadoes

[@urotaion9879]

Japan Laughs in: I don’t have that much land, shut up

[@danielkim411]

Reece West Japan: *literally is getting blasted by the biggest tornado of 2019* Japan: “cool story bro. Tell me more about how you guys have like literally every natural resources imaginable in your homeland”

[@Nebs1]

Reece West yeah a country as big as USA has a big range of disasters, but it also has lots of natural resources, flat land, fertile land for food and live stock. USA could support its own needs without outside help. USA is playing on intermediate mode at the worse.

[@kris379]

Japan : My geography sucks Korea : Pikachu face

[@ishandey6061]

Relevent to the mentioned countries, as Japan is the homeland of anime.

[@meta6287]

Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D

[@beaucaspar3990]

The Imperial Japanese Military

[@Shaw4123]

Russia/China: 👀

[@veganchristian5127]

this is so true

[@jasonlai980142]

3 plates clashing into each others, earthquake, tsunami, typhoon, heavy snow, landslides all over the archipelago, volcanos, basically every disaster on the geography text book you can find in Japan.

[@SierNotsruht]

4 plates actually

[@Jeff-mn1uq]

They should move the mountains to the coast to protect against tsunamis and make more flat land duh.

[@baylettuce]

ahh yes very simple task

[@ZanKronKa]

I agree.

[@austyp78]

We should just TAKE the mountains and push them SOMEWHERE ELSE

[@GamerZ-gf9oe]

What a brilliant idea! (not)

[@jana31415]

Wait a minute... so u tellin me, ww2 still going on?

[@swooftperson_08]

I mean technically it's kinda like a ceasefire, but yes.

[@VAArtemchuk]

Yeah. They expect Russia to somehow magically just give them the land that was never really theirs in the first place. The fact that they have the audacity to demand anything after the war is just mind-blowing.

[@Jonathanizer]

@@VAArtemchuk Not saying the Japanese claim is valid, but "never really theirs" as you put is also wrong, the Russian government ceded those islands to Japan in contract in the 19th century, in return Japan would leave Sakhalin to Russian administration. That was the deal back then. The imho better reasons why the Islands should be Russian are: a) Japan lost the war, for a lost war loosing disputed territory is normal and b) The inhabitants now are mostly ethnic people from former Soviet states. Big picture: these Islands are not worth arguing over for two countries of over 100 mio inhabitants, the only reason why a solution is not found yet is, that these kind of conflicts can always be used to rile up the population with nationalist rhetoric and an "us vs them" propaganda. So what these Islands claims mostly provide is political leverage for those in power. That's probably the only reason why the issue isn't resolved yet.

[@VAArtemchuk]

​@@Jonathanizer Can't even argue that. A fun thing is that the argument for "their islands" feels like "give us back what we conquered from you a hundred years ago!"

[@Jonathanizer]

@@VAArtemchuk Maybe they figured: Russia has too much land, and wants to unburden herself of a bit of it ^^

[@mithrillis]

This series: everyone except the US's geography sucks

[@theviniso]

Nah, many countries have good geography, the US is just the largest of those.

[@NoKOzKamui]

Two coasts, lots of arable land, tons of oil, mountains for defense along the west coast, no military or economic rivals anywhere to be found on the continent. Yeah, I'd say the US without a doubt has the best geography.

[@tjs2014]

@@NoKOzKamui The US is pretty much the only country that has basically every climate, we have tropical beaches, swamp country, woods, tall mountains, rainforest, desert, northern barren ice.

[@true-dark-mind9681]

@@tjs2014 you're saying that you've got any kind of sht you need I guess

[@TheLeemcqueen]

You all forgetting Russia 😂 more oil diamonds, gold, land ,all seasons and climates ,

[@robertraymond762]

8:37 Why does this small edit mean something to me, and how did you communicate it through a slight tilt? Language is so weird.

[@xBINARYGODx]

All I am hearing are even more reason for the next Forza Horizon to be located there.

[@reemeruxd]

lord pls

[@4ltrz555]

China: **has resources** Japan: *GIMME*

[@karwan6385]

USA:Hold my beer USSR:NOT SO FAST!

[@gordonsun6746]

Anthony Suarez I'm chinese and I found this shit hilarious.

[@Hunter-ww9rd]

@Anthony Suarez chill bro, it's just a joke. He didn't even say anything bad about china

[@alvarodm]

Anthony Suarez You’re*

[@ish6302]

@Anthony Suarez ㄏㄐㄛㄍㄋ iㄙ ㄏㄘㄛㄙㄍㄋㄍ *Crying in Chinese*

[@besttrendsextra1000]

Realifelore: why Japans geography sucks Wendover productions: am I a joke to you

[@beaucaspar3990]

OooOf!

[@al3jandr0g]

Japan video is invading wendover productions turf... 😂

[@imgvillasrc1608]

Realifelore: Yes, yes you are

[@Ricky911_]

It sucks that they import fossil fuels from other countries. They have an incredible amount of rain and a lot of rivers. They could easily switch to 100% hydroelectricity, like Norway did, and run most of their cars on electricity. That being said, I still hope most vehicles run on biofuels/e fuels in the future cause I don't wanna see Kawasaki stop producing their gorgeous motorbikes. However, their electricity could definitely just be 100% hydropower.

[@SierNotsruht]

them along with most other countries are a long way away from becoming hydroelectricity powered

[@peasant_slayer69]

Norway does still love their oil though

[@Ricky911_]

@@peasant_slayer69 actually, they've been thinking about shifting their economy off of oil lately

[@peasant_slayer69]

@@Ricky911_ well according to google in 2020 oil products accounted for over 40% of all exports do while that’s nice they’re thinking about moving away from oil, currently it is their cash cow.

[@Thekakarote96]

Japan: I have 108 active volcanoes! Indonesia: Hold my beer.

[@anormalname6498]

Philippines: can you carry 2 beers?

[@CountOxymagomedovMMA]

*Lava

[@sebastiandevosi7043]

nice one

[@spartand001]

*hold my non-alcoholic hala beer.

[@StevenEveral]

Indonesia: Hold my pyroclastic flows. Philippines: I hope you have another hand to hold my Mt. Pinatubo.

[@StevenEveral]

Japan: I have lots of volcanoes! Philippines and Indonesia: Hold our lava.

[@evilpimp2475]

Philippines and Indonesia : hold my ladyboys

[@robenkhoury7079]

@@evilpimp2475 😂😂😂😂😅

[@migs6674]

Evilpimp That’s Thailand 😂

[@samirraza9069]

Switzerland: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@romips9839]

@@samirraza9069 at least switz disadvantage can become advantage. They have natural fortress

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

I wish you would make one of these for every country of the world.

[@Merten2206]

Nice video dude!

[@ZhangK71]

“Japan closed *all* of its nuclear reactors by 2012” “Today, only *4%* of its energy comes from nuclear power” ...What??

[@Tpoleful]

I am assuming these are extra safe reactors that are less likely to blow up in natural disasters. But Idk much about this stuff.

[@qwertyuiopzxcvbnm9890]

They reopened some...

[@ZhangK71]

@@deadboi2249 At least to my knowledge, you can't import nuclear power, especially not to an island nation.

[@ZhangK71]

@@qwertyuiopzxcvbnm9890 I mean, technically it's possible, but the wording of the narration heavily leads you to interpret the closures as permanent ("by 2012" instead of "in 2012"). So if that's true, then it's extremely misleading language.

[@harrymorris2361]

Godzilla

[@mesa176750]

So japan turned to trading anime for goods and resources.

[@emiri1079]

Don't forget hentai

[@Le-eu4bf]

@@emiri1079 there is only one bussiness that can make a country recover quickly after being numed

[@aunusuallylargecat1779]

@RexXflash stonks

[@chinesesparrows]

Never ever forget hentai. Ever.

[@grahampompidou222]

never been paid...

[@PIain]

Weebs: And I took that personally

[@rodriguezzzzzz]

This just makes me want to play Civilization VI 😏

[@pegeonpera]

Typhoon : _Allow me to introduce myself_

[@harikrishnakarunan8524]

🤣

[@yeongjinyu4578]

Looked forward to finding this comment

[@meta6287]

Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D

[@beaucaspar3990]

Your welcome for the 200th like on this comment!

[@Glimmer24]

@@meta6287 I dont think he tripped. Looked like they fired the anti tank gun and the shockwave from the projectile as it ejected pushed him to the ground.

[@1001111001]

"Japan has never been conquered by an outside power" The combined powers of Earth (earthquakes), Fire (volcanoes) Air (hurricanes), and Water (tsunamis): "That's cute"

[@hasannaim8381]

Ascendens everything changed when the combined powers of the Earth attacked

[@katahirokazumi3399]

@@hasannaim8381 lmao Avatar the last airbender reference 😂

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@Ascendens. I think the US would beg to differ on that first point!

[@StevenEveral]

Switzerland: Bin ich ein Witz für dich?

[@poopypeepee3372]

Wasn’t conquered per say, occupied.

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

I was in Japan during the 2011 quake. My wife was six months pregnant with our daughter. It was truly terrifying. But we were among the lucky ones. Watching that wave consume whole towns, like an angry amoeba ...

[@ferryansetyadi7192]

Is your wife japanese?

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

@@ferryansetyadi7192 yep. My kid, too.

[@yuyas.4823]

10 years ago today,,

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

@@yuyas.4823 close. 11.

[@starigniter2308]

0:55 what is the title of the music in the background?

[@connordrake5713]

Why Japan geography sucks? Laughs in Philippines and Indonesia.

[@patricke825]

Louie Claus 😂😂

[@chanyagura146]

I live in Indonesia and i agree 100%. The geography is really suck

[@hyy3657]

It is worst. Philippines and Indonesia is rich in resources and food production.

[@davidtitanium22]

@LagiNaLangAko23 deforestation and terrorists aren't part of the geography tho...

[@griexdast]

the fak you talking about? Indonesia and the Philippines have the most fertile land in the world. 70 years and the lands rarely had any major disaster, unlike Japan.

[@soggyfries4347]

Japan: When you just wanna be alone with your Corolla.

[@soggyfries4347]

@Anthony Suarez Its kind of a inside thing with this channel. I'm a Jeep guy personally. No rice here.

[@HoeShiet]

Anthony Suarez Corolla for the memes

[@fizzcode7758]

@Anthony Suarez because most of people arent car guys, they know what a corolla is, but dont know what a skyline and a supra are, dummy dumb

[@maxis2k]

I think you mean Cresta.

[@TatsuyaWow]

they want to be alone whit there waifu

[@gorotv5826]

The creator of this video has a big misunderstanding. It means that the geography of Japan was not so disadvantaged until modern civilization, which consumes a lot of energy, appeared. In the waters around Japan, where warm and cold ocean currents intersect, fish catches are abundant. Since it rains frequently in mountainous terrain, timber resources are abundant. It is also suitable for growing rice, which is highly dependent on population, and there has been sufficient food production until modern times. Until the Middle Ages, Japan was a rich country in gold and silver, producing 1/3 of the world's silver. They were all mined before Japan's industrial revolution in the 19 century, but until modern times, Japan's geographical conditions were not so bad.

[@fukurou8881]

The best places to visit are Onuma Park, Lake Shikotsu, Lake Toya, Kushiro Marsh, Lake Kussharo and Furano. It is beautiful.

[@CJusticeHappen21]

A place where there are multiple intersecting tectonic plates. "Here seems a fine place to settle down and build a Japan."

[@thestudentofficial5483]

To be fair, Japanese ancestors were just wandering around when sea level receded in ice age and was trapped there when the ice melted back

[@charlieboyd2453]

CJusticeHappen21 because back then they could figure out where there are tectonic plates

[@24istheanswer25]

woosh

[@moniquecash]

"..and build a Japan" 😂 had me weak

[@Lightwolf234]

Ancient people are notoriously known to be terrible at setting up cities in stupid places. I mean look at Pompeii.