Natural resources
East Asia has natural resources, such as coal, water and oil for hydroelectric power. East Asia also has raw materials for manufactured goods. The large amount of water that is in East Asia and large amount of fertile land is a resource. China is responsible for a third of the planet's greenhouse gas output and has sixteen of the world's twenty most polluted cities.
This is a map of East Asia energy source usage.
There has been problem with the resources. In 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant explosion sending large amount of radiation. They had to evacuate people for safety. Here are some videos of the disaster.