What feature of japan's geography allow it to develop its own distinct culture?

I believe the answer is: its distance from the mainland of Korea and China

Japan was surrounded by sea that separated it from Korea And China. This made it really hard for other Asian culture to come in and assimilate with Japanese's culture. As a result, japan develop a culture that is considered unique even if compared to other countries in East Asian region.

the big stick policy was to still look powerful, and be nice at the same time. the big stick policy was also to countries who were at war, find peace with eachother.

the dollar diplomacy was to expand american business and get it to latin america, for that would be good for the economy.

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