Why did Japan go 200 years without contact or influence from
the outside world?
A. Japan wanted to protect its culture.
B. Japan wanted to strengthen its influence on a
global scale.
C. Japan wanted to protect its people from
European diseases.

A. Japan wanted to protect its culture.

Explanation:

For most of Japan's history, it has been isolated with closed borders and little to no trade, and then that all changed.

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