If Britain and Japan exchanged locations in the 1500s

How might Britain and Japan have developed if they exchanged geographical positions in the 1500s?

Britain's resources and flatter terrain would carry over, but East Asia's tectonics and climate would create a different development path for both countries.

The counterfactual moves Britain to Japan's position while preserving Britain's landform and resources. A British archipelago off East Asia would still face Japan's tectonic setting, but it would have more flat land and a different mineral base than historical Japan. Weather patterns would also change, so the two countries could not simply repeat one another's development. Geography in this comparison includes location, terrain, climate and resources.