Manchuria
Manchuria
Control over Korea.
The Second Sino-Japanese War
Korea
The Second Sino-Japanese War
They were both a part of the Japanese attempt at expansion and the securing of colonies for raw materials. Japan saw its future in industialization and expansion but Japan being an island did have the resources to support this. So the Japanese sought to secure resources by invading. This brought them into conflict with first the Russians then the Chinese. the russo-Japanese war secured Korea and sino-Japanese war secured manchuria and various coastal provinces of china.
Second Sino-Japanese War happened on 1937-07-07.
First Sino-Japanese War happened on 1894-08-01.
china and japan fought against each other for control of Korea
The clue is in the name, Sino -- to do with China.
Sino Japanese War from 1937
The 1st Sino-Japanese War was 1894-1895. The 2nd Sino-Japanese War was the 1930's (1931, or 1933, or 1937, depending upon which history book you're reading).