People in Japan depend on their environment because of all the resources it has.
They can grow rice, catch fish, and mine for steel using the environment.
People in Japan have a lot (literately a lot) of rice fields in Japan rice is their number one crop they eat almost everyday.
The fishing industry in Japan is big because Japan is surrounded by the sea; this give a big advantage in catching and eating fish.
Japan has a lot of forests and many of the people believe that gods live in them.
Tree cover was important for the rice irrigation systems.
People in Japan use their environment wisely because they can produce a good amount of use for their country