While Japan did spar with Russia in the area (such as during the Russo-Japanese war, shortly before World War I), most of the conflict in the area was between Japan and the Chinese themselves (as China was not under a unified government for the majority of the World War II part of the conflict), specifically the nationalist Guomindang, led by Chiang Kai-Shek, and the communists, led by Mao Zedong.
Japan fought Russia to try and obtain more power in China.
Japan and China
I'm not sure, but China will be the new Power Nation soon. Maybe in 2020.
In WWII, Japan attacked China, made an alliance with Germany and Italy and attacked the USA on December 7, 1941. The refusal of Japan to surrender resulted in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, after which Japan surrendered. Japan's invasion of China, (and the failure of the League of Nations to respond to the invasion), was one of the causes of WWII. Japan was not a neutral nation in WWII.
Japan and China
By ranking on the National Power Index, China is the most powerful Asian country followed by India and Japan in the Top 10. The chart ranking suggests China will lead in first place by 2030.
In 1931, Imperial Japan ruled Korea but had its eyes on the mineral wealth of Manchuria. On the pretense of taking action to stop Chinese interference with the railway Japan used to get to Manchuria, Japan invaded and conquered Manchuria despite attempts by the Chinese to fight back. Soon Japan was waging war all over China. China was not a developed military power and Japan was. The result was the end of Chinese autonomy.
Japan is an island nation in east Asia. It is located close to China, South and North Korea and Russia. Its capital is Tokyo. It can rightly be called a regional economic power and a leading technology giant of world.
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Share Russian power in China.
There goals were to gain more power and take over china's resources, since Japan had zero resources for the war. The 21 Demands later led to the conspiracy at Manchuria.
Hitler took power first