Japan’s agricultural economy is highly subsidised and protected. Only 15 percent of Japanese land is suitable for agriculture, though any available land is highly cultivated. As such, Japan has one of the highest per hectare crops yields in the world. Though it has a small agriculture sector, Japan is self-sufficient in the production of rice and fish, but relies heavily on food imports such as wheat, corn, sorghum and soybeans from the US. This makes US the third largest market for Japan's agricultural imports.
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami were catastrophic for many of Japan’s industries. Services shrunk by 6 percent as a result dampened consumer confidence and interruptions to the economy to blame for its relatively poor performance. The five major industries the most affected by the crisis were the natural gas industry, the automobile industry, the semiconductor industry, the oil industry and the tourism industry.