Japanese Imperism

The Japanese Imperialism differed from most other Imperialism in that it was not a western nation.  Created out of the Meiji restoration the Industrialization.  Japan started by conquering korea and Taiwan, Manchuria and many island fell but most important is its territory in WWII.

Here is Japan at its height in 1939

Japan started out in 1850 as a non industrializing nation like China not believing that the west had anything to teach them. then Matthew c. Perry came to Edo bay with war ships and made japan sign an unequal treaty.

Perry's black ship as the Japanese Imagined

This being right after the opium wars which saw the great power of the east humiliated and forced to sign many un equal treaties.

A Japanese Unequal treaty

These next two are Japanese propaganda posters a typical result of an Imperialistic power.

Japan created its own unequal treaties with its sphere of influence

Japan taking parts ow korea before annexing it outright