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Japanese colonial empire

  • 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…
  • Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity SphereIn the autumn of 1872, United States minister to Japan Charles DeLong explained to U.S. General Charles LeGendre that he had been urging the Government of…