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Foreign relations of the Empire of Japan

  • Soviet–Japanese Neutrality PactOn the 13th of April 1941, the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed a non-aggression pact in Moscow. This agreement arrived two years after the…
  • Hokushin-ronField Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo traced the lines of a defensive strategy against Russia in February 1907. This Imperial National Defence guideline…
  • Nanshin-ronIn 1868, the Meiji Restoration reshaped Japan and set a new course for its foreign policy. Japanese emigrants began moving to Southeast Asia shortly after…
  • Hakkō ichiuTanaka Chigaku coined the phrase Hakkō ichiu in the early 20th century. He drew from a statement attributed to Emperor Jimmu in the Nihon Shoki chronicle.
  • Iwakura MissionGuido Verbeck, a Dutch missionary and engineer stationed in Japan, proposed the diplomatic voyage that became known as the Iwakura Mission.