| Empire of Japan 大日本帝國 | |
|---|---|
| 1868–1947 | |
 Flag | |
 Medium green: Colonies Light green: Puppet states and occupied territories | |
| Official languages | Japanese |
| History | |
• Established | 1868 |
• Dissolution | 1947 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,400,000 km² (1942) |
| Population | |
• 1940 estimate | 105,200,000 |
The Empire of Japan was a country in East Asia. During the Second World War, Japan was a fascist country and part of the Axis along with Nazi Germany.
History
Before 1868, Japan was ruled by samurai under the feudal Tokugawa Shogunate. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 returned power to the emperor and began the modernization of Japan. Japan annexed and colonized Korea in 1910. During the Russian Civil War, Japanese forces invaded parts of Russia both to gain territory and to stop the spread of communism. The Japanese state persecuted communists and anarchists in the 1920s.[1]
References
- ↑ Tatiana Linkhoeva (2020-07-16). "Imperial Japan and the Russian Revolution" Jacobin. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-09-04.