Japanese imperialism
East Asian conquest
Japanese imperialism refers to Japan's expansion through military conquest and colonial rule, particularly from the late 19th century through World War II.
Japan annexed Korea, occupied Manchuria, and invaded much of East Asia and the Pacific.
The term often carries connotations of the brutality that accompanied this expansion: forced labor, comfort women, the Rape of Nanking.
Japanese imperialism ended with surrender in 1945.
- militarismPro-force national policy
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- anti-colonial movementsResistance to imperial occupation
- cultural assimilationAdopting another group's norms
- forced laborCompelled toil, no consent
comfort women · war crimes trials · human rights abuses · puppet states · occupied territories · propaganda campaigns · naval power · Pacific War · island hopping · Treaty of Portsmouth · resource extraction · Nanking Massacre · colonial administration · trade monopolies · Rising Sun flag · migration policies · infrastructure development
Japanese imperialismanti-colonialism
Opposition to foreign domination
anti-imperialism · decolonization · national liberation · self-determination · sovereignty
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