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Map showing the territorial expansion of the Japanese Empire from 1870 to 1942 across East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The map uses color codes to indicate the original Japanese territory in 1870, subsequent acquisitions, and the farthest extent of Japanese occupation and conquest by 1942, including parts of China, Korea, Manchuria, Southeast Asia, and numerous Pacific islands. An inset map displays the broader reach of Japanese control at its peak. The emperor Meiji Perry, Matthew C.; Japan, Empire of Ii Naosuke Samurai with sword Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Ōkubo Toshimichi. Iwakura Tomomi Kusakabe Kimbei: Samurai in Armour Saigō Takamori

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Association for Asian Studies - Japan's Impact on World History. Oct 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Hoover Institution - Flaming the Flames - The Rise of Empire. Jun 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - Japan's Impact on World History. Dec 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus - Introduction: Race and Empire in Meiji Japan (PDF). Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Japan Society - Imperial Japan: 1894-1945. Jun 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire. Apr 04, 2023
New article added. Apr 29, 2019
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