Because Japan wantde to take over Asia.
They don' tried to take over the world. The Nazis want "Lebensraum im Osten" (take russia).Japan want to be the mainpower in Asia and the hole pazific. Italy wasn't a main power of the axis ... very weak military.
Yes. Japan wanted to make a great empire, so of course they would want to take over the south Pacific.
Japan wanted to take over East Aisa and the pacific. :)
So that Japan could be the boss of the new order.
Russia is famous for big lands. When Japan started to become westernatized, the Russian felt that japan was their competition. Therefore, it motivated RUssia to control Asia.
They felt that they were superior and felt that they had the right to take over Asia to provide more resources for themselves.
This was when the west was seeking to open new markets for trading and didn't want the US to get to powerful for them to try and over take Japan.
take over the world
Japan wanted a sphere of influence in Asia,and wanted to show the European powers that had colonies there (British, Dutch, French, etc)that a new "era" had dawned and that the Asian people were not going to accept Western rule. That was the most promulgated propaganda used. The major reason was more economic based as Japan was in great need for raw materials (as Japan was poor in this area). Japan was especially lacking in petroleum and SE Asia also provided rubber, rice, and a market to sell finished goods to.
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This was when the west was seeking to open new markets for trading and didn't want the US to get to powerful for them to try and over take Japan.