Question

why does Japan lead in making of iron and steel industry.(short answer)​

Answer 1

this is because there is a large production of iron ore .

Answer 2

ln order to save fuel, as weil as iron ore, Japanese industry made considerable use of scrap iron in the manufacture of steel. Scrap imports totalled 489,000 tons in 1930, 1,013,000 tons in 1933, 1,692,000 tons in 1935, 2,420,000 tons in 1937 and 2,555,000 tons in 1939.