Why Japan's Geography Sucks
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Japan's geography sucks.
Poland: hold my flat and surrounded by enemies territory
ilayhoo lol
What if you ,wanted to be a nice country, but germany said *blitzkrieg*
Poland: exists
Prussia, Austria and Russia: Its free real estate
Poland: exists again
Germany and USSR: Its real estate that pays you!
It’s so sad that Poland was surrounded by its aggressive neighbors, Poland would’ve been a great country without them (enemies).
@@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.
When you play Civilization game and got a bad starting location.
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
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
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
@@Kitajima2 is there any game like that?
@@joacor1918 Are you joking??? I can't tell, but in case you aren't, check out Sid Mier's Civilisation series
Japan is that one pro dude playing strategy games using hard mode and choosing the hard location to spawn but successfull
*Laughs in África for the "hard mode" statement*
Mongol empire: am I a joke to you?
(I’m Japanese btw)
*Laughs in Poland*
@@totalzgaming451 Poland sucks
Nice, I didn't expect to see a Polandball here!
America: “We can’t build high speed rail, our geography doesn’t work for it”
Japan:
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.
@@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.
@@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).
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.
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.
Japan is literally playing a game in difficult mode
Ironman mode.
And kinda winning(tech)
yeah, but it pays off late game
internet troll how do you think they got so rich
@Hey No they're talking about paradox grand strategy games, normie
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
COD Boss Virgin
For real tho what do they trade?
@@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
@@viktorvondoom9119 Yeah like cars and tourism I guess, sea food I think is big. Then idk
viper king 65 Fish probably
Japan: we give you video games, you give us life essentials?
Everyone: 'Kay! :D
And anime! We want your anime too
nani ?!
Imagine forgetting about anime -_-
Q
@@UwU-ok2jr cromge
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!
IQ is a strong predictor. But but but….
@@jf3715 IQ is a consequence of that mate
They work a little too hard
@@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.
American money 💸
This video is like
20% geography
80% history
Stop+!!!
Youre making me cryyyy😥😥😥😥
Llama Who same when ever someone says “20% geography” it makes me cry
João R doesn’t matter , irrelevant to the title of the video
thats because most of that history is due to its geography
500th like from me
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.
*INDIA* is most dirty place.
@@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
@@bittu2507 true. I'm indian and i do know my country is dirty. But there is no point in mentioning it here is it?
Jiren DaMacc did you just copy this comment?
@@danielcuevas5899 what would make you think that?
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.
If I had a nickel for all the time the West conveniently forgets its own imperial activities, I'd be richer than Bill Gates.
@@Theo-oh3jk Who said it was forgotten? We assume it is common knowledge by now!
@@inconnu4961oh it is forgotten just like this video
World : Wanna trade natural resources?
Japan : Best I can do is Anime, Hentai and Super Mario
LMAO
Deal
I'll trade a herd of cattle for the rights to Super-Mario.
pretty good id say
Turned out to be good enough!
Japan : *doesnt have natural oil*
Japan : *makes the best drifting car*
Very true
Finally a car guy here eh?
DEJA VU
ahem
DE JA VOU
I'VE BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE
Also fastest bike in the world
The mongols: it is time to bully Japan
Mother Nature: Hey! Only I can do that
also Mother Nature: murders mongols
Bruh 😂
USA: Hold my beer
@@nuzlocke2266 Also USA: Hold my nuke
@@BoundlessEternity_ Kinda redundant.
“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...”
Pokemon reference?
Underrated.
Under rated (2)
Made my day thank you
@@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)
Despite all this, Japan has a GDP of 5T USD, third largest. Salute!!
@byakugozen because of aging population
Japans economy has stagnated for years now, not looking good
tbf japan's debt to gdp ratio is the highest in the world
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。
@@NakanakaSubsChannel wait just look at america first, then change your statement lol
“So the Mongols came over, ready for war but then died in a tornado.”
Hurricane, but yup. lol
drewbc32 he’s quoting a different video
Kevin Colo hire a sAmUrAi
hi K C...
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what reason mongol come to the war anti japan...
any reason...
cannot do that
@@drewbc32 hurricane?
"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* "
Guess what they named the typhoons that saved them?
*kamikazes*
Jack the Gestapo no
@Jack the Gestapo that was the second time, when they were at a stalemate.
Tyler McDaniel Divine Wind
More than twice actually. There was also a failed attempt by the russians during the Russo Japanese war. Devine wind, indeed.
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
This video just proves the terrible quality of average American education system
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
Necessity is the mother of invention
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.
The fact that no corollas were mentioned is heartbreaking.
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.
Edward Cheng ?????
Edward Cheng new to the channel?
@Susan P. Davis stfu
Susan P. Davis fuck you
Why it sucks:
*Island with lot mountains*
And earthquakes lots of earthquakes
imagin minecraft mine without coal and iron. it is japan for you in real life.
Its better lo live in japan rather than america "were they shoot everyone " literally Everyone
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.
@@chaechai9383 I live in America I've never been shot, never known anyone who's been shot outside of war veterans.
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.
Being the leader of Japan is like playing a city building game on hard mode
cities skylines in brutal mode
*Japan:* _The Land of Rising Toyota Corolla_
yes
*Canada* : Hold my weeds
I can hear Scotty already
And also mazda
Can you fit a Toyota Corolla in a bag?
so basically: a ok sized series of islands that has very little flat useful room and also has a lot of natural disasters
1888ح000ppp95 l l🐃👘😣gà ششش0حككم4مممكككجح7هنظظ7 - صص١+ ''"
Yet heavily populated*
Yet built one of the smartest and cleanest nations in the world.
Thanks. Saves me a lot of time.
@@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.
Japan is 100% on my bucket list, I must visit one day. 🏴🤝🇯🇵
You will like it. Good food
Hello from Japan
Imagine what Japan could do with all of the mountains and tsunamis gone
they wouldn't have evolved this way if not for those
they'd probably get colonized lol
@@acferz1963 facts
@@acferz1963 facts
@@acferz1963 facts
I am assuming most Japanese trains are electric.
Just because Japan is low on oil..
If they had oil america wouldnt have left 🤣
maybe
That is correct, they created this thing called "bullet trains" which are completely electric yet extremely fast.
Fish oil: 😈
Plusxz what
I'm Japanese, and you mustn't tell lies.
First, the reason why we quit the national isolation was not because we needed natural resources or economical improvement but because USA forced us to open the ports (threaten with weapons). And then in 1858, US, UK, Russia, France, Netherlands forced unequal treaties on us like other Asian nations. We struggled to escape from their colonization.
Of course, I don't want to glorify our imperialism. I don't want to be accused wrongfully. I want you all over the world to know the true history.
I’m well aware of this but resource wars probably would’ve occurred whether or not the western powers intervened it would’ve just been a matter of time. Though the terms may have been a bit more favorable for Japan had the leaders at the time sought out the western powers first rather then being forced to open up. (I doubt this but it’s nice to hope for) Either way my initial point stands in that Japan as a nation would’ve needed to go one direction or the other in order to secure what it needs for its people
Perry: "open the country stop having it be closed"
What colonization
That's right the American & Europeans country want the Asia be Colonized by them, because Asia have a big mineral resources..Here in the Philippines 🇵🇭,Spain colonized us about 400 years after that American helped us to get our independent but the U.S.colonized us too 50 years..Back in Japan 'Shogunate' the Samurai defend their country 🇯🇵 against Portuguese & Spain so Japan are the unique country in the world..we Filipino's changed our attitude & the way of living because of the greedy countries..we lost our own culture because of the Catholic who spread lies & brainwashed us Filipino's,we lost our dignity..The people didn't know this or they didn't think about it 🤔
As a Chinese, I appreciate your view of history. After West invaded East Asia, Japan had been much more successful in modernization than anyother East Asian counrties. But sadly Japan went on the same way as West imperialism did. China is all out on her way to modernization now. I do believe China will be a peaceful power.
France: haha your geography sucks
Japan: so how was the German visit ?
France: * angry french food noises *
Lol
France beat Japan in WWII so it ended in their favour.
@@ShadowReaper-pu2hx France Beated because of the US and German Sientists Making Nukes
@@Nastya_07, yeah, France and Italy were carried in WWII.
@@ShadowReaper-pu2hx France never really fought Japan so I don’t think that would classify as a win
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.
"This is the largest single chunk of arable land on the entire archipelago."
*plunks down a huge metropolis on it*
“Why don’t we have any agriculture”
It’s crazy but after watching this video I can see how history can shape the personalities of an entire civilization of people
Well where else were they supposed to live? U cant build a city on the mountains!
@@MerkhVision not with that attitude
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.
*When Sam hasn't uploaded a geography problem in ages*
RLL: It's free real estate
Next, Sam will upload a Toyota Corolla video
Shut your stupid fuckin mouth!
Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D
@@meta6287 And you can shut your stupid fuckin mouth, too! Shut it!
And quit typin!
@@_ourumavsbriefcase_5229 pardón? :(
-And how much natural disasters are in Japan?
-Tsunamis, volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, extreme cold: Yes
And atleast its cold
I'll add floods to the list
Japan never been conquered. Geography is perfect there
Lol. Your comment basically contradicts the title of this video
@@user-is3yn7xr4c i think that’s the point bud…
2019: Why Japan's Geography Sucks
2020: Why Earth's Geography Sucks
Earth: Too much water, not enough land
@@timeoff8553 7.8/10
2019: Why Japan's Geography Sucks
2020: Why The Entire World's Geography Sucks, I guess
@@dreska255 2120: Why the Earth's Cosmography sucks (it's too far away from the center of the galaxy to steal resources from other Stars)
2100: Why Our Existence Sucks
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
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.
And not getting colonised or developing through authoritarian means.
Most importantly high IQ
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.
People can thrive regardless of geography as long as there’s a way.
Good voice for presenting, solid background music and lots of information covered. Thank you!
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.
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."
@@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.
but the middle east became rich from oil so that proves your point wrong
@@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.
Earthquake became almost a part of daily life for me.
me too
same here on Indonesia and Chile
Same here in the Philippines
In india ..it comes on yearly basis
@@parmindershah4484 no it doesn't
Today's fact: When the University of Nebraska plays football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
Wait sersiouly?
Idk if this is true but id believe it
@@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
Go back to Comrade Heathstone, you drunk?
Except that sportsgame attendees don't count as citizens specific to that city, unless of course they're actually a citizen...in that city.
Pokémon teached me that Japan's geography is really beautiful.
I mean its true
Taught*
Sinnoh....
aren't the pokemon regions like 3000 kilometers away from Japan near the Marshall Islands
More respect to Japan and Japenese people!! I am never going to complain again.
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.
Not very useful, but I just wanted to find a bright side.
@@oliversmalley7771 Yeah, for example, the view of Tateyama mountain range (立山連峰) in early spring is absolutely beautiful.
@@Kaimenhoi Always wanted to visit Japan. Don't know if I ever will, but I hope so :)
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.
@@lolasonlyfans9697 any sexy ass Japanese escorts?
thats cool but how many Corollas are made in Japan every year
why is this so funny
About tree fiddy
Shit comments
@@owenpearson2765 RealLifeLore is obsessed with Toyota Corolla
@Anthony Suarez Did anyone say AE86 aka, the " *_HACHI ROKU_* " ??!?!?! NANI KANSEI DORIFTOOO?!!?!???!!?!? **Manuel-Gas Gas Gas intensifies**
9:14 Russia and Japan are also the last countries in each other’s alphabets:
ロシア and Япония.
I don't get it, someone explain
This is wrong unless there’s a joke I’m missing
Is Russia a man with an axe near booth in this hieroglyphs?
Its 日本 for japan in Kanji
Basically u wrote russia in Japanese and Russian.
Nice concise overview, solid work yet again.
You forgot to mention another problem: Godzilla, who've chosen Japan as his favorite playground.
Ultraman fight with Godzilla friends also.
N A N I ? ! ?
Godzilla isn't real.
@@boysponge705 no shit sherlock!?
Also **H E N T A I**
How many times he said “her” in this video:
271
Thanks rocko
jetbot33 not nice to talk about your mother that way.
Rainbow Purple how do you know my mom wrote this episode? Dumbass
Sylvester Stallone Why? I’ve never heard a country labeled “her”. Annoyed the hell out of me
@@jetbot33 Because he's magical, dumbass.
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.
Great video - learned a lot, thx 😊
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.
Makes it great to relax imo. Put on some Lofi music while watching the cityscape at night and that’s it, pure bliss.
I'm the 100th like
i never knew that monsoon reached upto japan
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.
At least Iran doesn't have to worry about the mountains FREAKING EXPLODING
Why they make themselves surrounded by enemies? Same question for Japan.
@@yingyingli7374 GEOGRAPHY
@@Cookiebrawlstars729 Of course, blame geography. Never your own damn fault.
@T-Ko Not everything but I see your point.
All those conditions are why Japan is home of some of histories toughest and most disciplined cultures since ancient Sparta.
True. I like your comparison with Sparta.
they also have Godzilla swimming around the country and occasionally wrecking things
Guess how many Japanese people Godzilla killed?
"Every single nuclear reactor was closed by 2012. Today in 2019, 4% of Japan's energy comes from nuclear"
What?
That confused me too
Yep my ears pricked up at that
Every reactor is closed for new inspection and security upgrade at 2012, since then some of them has been reactivatef
Correction
Every single nuclear reactor was closed by 2012. _Later some of them was opened after inspection._ Today in 2019....
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.
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.
a country with huge population but owns the strongest passport in the world, respect
@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.
@@caohieu1839 imo the strongest passport goes to canada
that username tho
maybe it was these difficulties that hardened people and necessity made them hardworking people
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.
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.
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
@@ihatespringsnark1287 Land is always a big deal at any time for any country
Japan: has 6000 islands
Sweden: hold my meatballs
ツgooglewasamistake ツ wtf
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. 😏
Indonesia : hold my rice
Indonesia: hold my rice.
Learn geography pls.
@Pawin ph have only 7,641
Japan: You can't conquer me, I have mountains :>>>
Switzerland: *Laughs in mounatin*
Japan is also Isolated by water.
Mountainese?
Kin Jong: 하하하 임 원 크레이지 블레이드
Translator: uhh the supreme leader is one crazy bastard Please parden him
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.
Joshua L. No they didn’t attack Switzerland because they would have had huge losses.
that one guy almost got friendly fire at 10:33
I'm afraid he actually did. He must've been hit heavily by the muzzle blast. Damn too close to walk away
@@AlexRednitz that's sad. F
@@AlexRednitz
He will probably be fine.
Bruh that was dumb they saw they were right there and still fired
I think this is my favorite video from your channel.
*Asia:* has resources
*japan empire:* GİVE ME THE PLANT
2+2=4
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).
baldi’s basic bitches isn’t funny anymore change your profile and get a life
Nicholas Compton looks like a satanist bull horn
i will carry your shit
Wait a minute... so u tellin me, ww2 still going on?
I mean technically it's kinda like a ceasefire, but yes.
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.
@@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.
@@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!"
@@VAArtemchuk Maybe they figured: Russia has too much land, and wants to unburden herself of a bit of it ^^
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?)
Hurricanes during the Mongol invasion: I got you fam
Japanese citizens: wow our country is so peaceful and pretty
Japan: water tornado time
I wonder if there is much of a difference between typhoons and hurricanes
@@kosmosXcannon Location is literally the only difference.
Well, Earthquakes are actually more deadly and much worse of a problem.
@@kosmosXcannon typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are the exact thing. Just different parts of the world call them different things
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.
Basically, Japan is like Minecraft world but in hardcore mode.
DaFaQ pRuShUnT I think you mean amplified
Sawyer Prescott what?
DaFaQ pRuShUnT That doesn‘t make sense at all
Img2050 sweg amplified game mode. if you don’t know about it you should look it up it’s wild
*Poland has entered the chat.*
these videos are so addictive. I'm binge-watching rn, lol.
India: We have a good geography rich in minerals! Everything is good!
Politicians, Neighbouring countries, overpopulation, and poverty:
*"cute"*
no india does not control their waters.
Japan: We need more electricity sources
Ash: _Hold my Pikachu_
Breaking News: Peta has discovered that Japan has been keeping mythical animals in inhumane cages to get their power.
Cringe
@Belloジ
> Calls someone a cringey fuck
> Tells them to kill themselves
Congratulations bud. You just posted cringe.
Belloジ Y U MAD???
Yupp
Never thought of Japan as a “she”
@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.
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.
@@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"
The custom is to call nations with female pronouns.
In many languages with pronouns 'country' is a girl/female.
Nice video dude!
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.
them along with most other countries are a long way away from becoming hydroelectricity powered
Norway does still love their oil though
@@peasant_slayer69 actually, they've been thinking about shifting their economy off of oil lately
@@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.
“Japan closed *all* of its nuclear reactors by 2012”
“Today, only *4%* of its energy comes from nuclear power”
...What??
I am assuming these are extra safe reactors that are less likely to blow up in natural disasters. But Idk much about this stuff.
They reopened some...
@@deadboi2249 At least to my knowledge, you can't import nuclear power, especially not to an island nation.
@@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.
Godzilla
Japan: I have lots of volcanoes!
Philippines and Indonesia: Hold our lava.
Philippines and Indonesia : hold my ladyboys
@@evilpimp2475 😂😂😂😂😅
Evilpimp That’s Thailand 😂
Switzerland: Allow me to introduce myself.
@@samirraza9069 at least switz disadvantage can become advantage. They have natural fortress
They should move the mountains to the coast to protect against tsunamis and make more flat land duh.
ahh yes very simple task
I agree.
We should just TAKE the mountains and push them SOMEWHERE ELSE
What a brilliant idea! (not)
this video might have inspired Wano Country ARC in One Piece were access to the Wano Country was very difficult because of the sea. Pretty cool!
"Kanto plain"
insert pokemon memories here
take love ❤️
Same thing was running in my head and i find your comment 🤗
Haha
@SMD sth91 i think games kanto is overrated
@SMD sth91 i haven't visited it.
Japan : My geography sucks
Korea : Pikachu face
Relevent to the mentioned countries, as Japan is the homeland of anime.
Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D
The Imperial Japanese Military
Russia/China: 👀
this is so true
Japan: Puts nuke plant next to ocean in tsunami zone
Tsunami comes
Japan: How did this happenaru?!?!?
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.
So japan turned to trading anime for goods and resources.
Don't forget hentai
@@emiri1079 there is only one bussiness that can make a country recover quickly after being numed
@RexXflash stonks
Never ever forget hentai. Ever.
never been paid...
Realifelore: why Japans geography sucks
Wendover productions: am I a joke to you
OooOf!
Japan video is invading wendover productions turf... 😂
Realifelore: Yes, yes you are
The best places to visit are Onuma Park, Lake Shikotsu, Lake Toya, Kushiro Marsh, Lake Kussharo and Furano. It is beautiful.
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.
4 plates actually
Japan: I have 108 active volcanoes!
Indonesia: Hold my beer.
Philippines: can you carry 2 beers?
*Lava
nice one
*hold my non-alcoholic hala beer.
Indonesia: Hold my pyroclastic flows.
Philippines: I hope you have another hand to hold my Mt. Pinatubo.
Japanese: I play games only in ultra hard mode.
Or lunatic mode
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
Japan Laughs in: I don’t have that much land, shut up
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”
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.
That is very interesting information about Japan.
A place where there are multiple intersecting tectonic plates.
"Here seems a fine place to settle down and build a Japan."
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
CJusticeHappen21 because back then they could figure out where there are tectonic plates
woosh
"..and build a Japan" 😂 had me weak
Ancient people are notoriously known to be terrible at setting up cities in stupid places. I mean look at Pompeii.
China: **has resources**
Japan: *GIMME*
USA:Hold my beer
USSR:NOT SO FAST!
Anthony Suarez I'm chinese and I found this shit hilarious.
@Anthony Suarez chill bro, it's just a joke. He didn't even say anything bad about china
Anthony Suarez You’re*
@Anthony Suarez ㄏㄐㄛㄍㄋ iㄙ ㄏㄘㄛㄙㄍㄋㄍ
*Crying in Chinese*
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 ...
Is your wife japanese?
@@ferryansetyadi7192 yep. My kid, too.
10 years ago today,,
@@yuyas.4823 close. 11.
2011 earthquake, was living in Virginia and an earthquake struck months after was a decent one too, lasted a good 10 sec and died down. The aftershocks were the worst. Thinking it'll come back.
Iran: heavily defended, but too enclosed
Japan: Moutainous with plains mixed in, leading to very different cultures
Poland: So open you could run across the entire country without any difficulty
Seems like geography just sucks in general, regardless of how well defended, or undefended you are.
Iran's geography is one of the major reasons of the creation of Turkey , one of the 5 countries who decisively resisted and actually won against partition of it's mainlands and colonisation . Japan is in that list too .
India's geography is quite good. Protected by the sea in the peninsular region, desert in the west, high mountains in the north and east, strategic passes in those mountains. A lot of arable and flat land. Lots of rivers. Large coastline. Himalayas cause the monsoons to rain in India and protect from cold winds from central asia. Copious amounts of sunlight.
Disadvantages: Huge Plateau in peninsular region( but rich in minerals, coal, black soil.
Prone to natural disasters like cyclones and earthquakes.
@Giancarlos Benitez True.
@emosh73 no because you guys want canada get your own maple syrup
@@shashwatsinha2704 Yes. geography is perfect But unfortunately geo-politically bad, separated by too many countries by England. Have too many border dispute with neighboring countries, among them two nuclear powers.
Didn't a typhoon (hurricane) hit Japan recently?
Yes, Hagibis.
A Canadian Axolotl yep last Saturday a typhoon named hagibis hit Japan. It was the strongest typhoon since 60 years or so
Yes, it is. Typhoon Hagibis(which means in Filipino language "fast") hits so hard. :'(
my pun blew away, I lost my pun.
Maybe that's why he made this vid
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.
2:40 I was wiping my face dry while listening to this video, and did NOT expect to hear Kuwait (my country) 😂 I was so startled I dropped my tissue lol
Typhoon : _Allow me to introduce myself_
🤣
Looked forward to finding this comment
Did someone else notice the russian soldier trip after the pak shot at 10:33 ? :D
Your welcome for the 200th like on this comment!
@@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.