JAPAN: PACIFIC NEIGHBOR

Shows how in this land of mountains surrounded by sea, the Japanese people have adapted their unique environment to fit their own needs. Fleets of fishing boats range across the Pacific in search of food for Japan's dense population; merchant ships travel over the world, carrying Japanese manufactured goods in trade for raw materials to supply her many factories. Crowded cities perch on narrow shelves of land, while a multitude of tiny farms take up every foot of workable ground. Discusses transportation, education, religion, industries, city and farm life, showing how Japan faces the constant challenge of her difficult topography, climatic extremes, and growing population.