The islands that make up the country of Japan are small and solidly populated. Japan has only a little bit of natural resources and the country by itself cannot support all the citizens who live there. A lot of Japan’s wheat, corn, raw cotton, iron ore, and crude oil are all imported. In 1970, 30% of Japan’s imports were metals and other basic raw materials, 21% of Japan’s imports were fuels, and 14% of Japan’s imports were foods. This is because of Japan’s very little natural resources. Some of Japan’s natural resources are very little mineral resources and fish.

Japan’s main export goods are care, electronic device, and computers. They trade the most with the United States of America. Japan exports more that one quarter of all the Japanese exports. The other major exports are Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, China, and Singapore.

Japan has a large of extra in its export and import balance. The most important import goods are raw material like oil, foodstuffs, and wood. Japans major suppliers are the United States of America, China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Australia. Japan’s exports and imports have raised rapidly since 2001.