No. Japan has always been an independent nation.
Russia, in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905
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The defeat of Russia by Japan in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War, for all practical purposes gave Japan the highest level of a sphere of influence in iron ore rich Manchuria. Prior to the imperialism of the 1800 and 1900's , China controlled Manchuria.
1.The defeat of Russia by Japan. 2.The defeat of Italian forces by the Abyssinians in Ethiopia.
Japan defeated Russia (Tsarist Russia) during the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. Although Nazi Germany considered the Soviet Union (Russia) to be an Asian country, most Western nations today consider the former USSR (Russia) to be a European (Western) nation, even though the former USSR encompasses most of the continent of Eurasia.
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Most likely it would have been China, not a European nation. The Portuguese first arrived in Japan in the year 1543.
Triad Nation typically means United States, European countries who are part of EU and Japan.
Japan's Nation capital is Tokyo
Japan is not in the European Union.
Japan is not a member of the European Union.