Why did Japan expand into Korea and Manchuria during the early 1900s?
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the start of Japan's colonial empire, along with a rivalry with the Russians for influence in Korea and Manchuria. The rivalry ended up leading to a 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. This was probably the high-water mark of Japan's acceptance by the Western powers prior to a 1945.
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Japan needed additional sources for raw materials to fuel The Japanese Empire adopted a new model of government with the beginning of the Meiji Period in 1868. The current model, which granted the ruling emperor absolute power, was changed for a constitutional monarchy, in which the country's affairs would be managed by a cabinet led by a prime minister. The country entered an aggressive industrialization policy during this period, adopting many technological improvements from the western world which were previously banned by the Tokugawa Shogunate, which was the previous regime to the Meiji. Japan knew they had geographical restrictions and in order to fuel their industrialization, they needed foreign resources. This was the main reason behind their invasion of mainland China and Korea in the 1890s.