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Japan is a small country with a dense population. It consists of four major islands and more than 4000 smaller islands. Combined, the length of the shoreline is more than 34,000 km or about equal to that of the contiguous United States which has an area more than 20 times larger. Because Japan rests on the western part of the Pacific plate it is mountainous and subject to frequent seismic activity. The bulk of the population and most of the industry and commercial activities are concentrated on the coastal plain which is small in area. Because of the pressure this concentration places on the landscape, there is little natural room for expansion. As a result, the Japanese have been very aggressive in protecting the shoreline from erosion, in ocean space utilization and in reclamation[1].
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Hotta, K. (2002). Offshore Construction and Ocean Space Utilization in Japan. In: Chen, J., Eisma, D., Hotta, K., Walker, H.J. (eds) Engineered Coasts. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0099-3_5
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