They wanted their oil and other resources that were not on the Japan islands. They also wanted to be the rulers of the Asian world.
During World War II, Japan did not invade several countries in Asia and beyond, including India, the Soviet Union (despite some border skirmishes), and Australia. While Japan expanded its empire aggressively in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, nations like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada were also not invaded, although they were attacked. Additionally, Japan did not invade many smaller nations that were not strategically significant to its war efforts.
During WWII, Japan occupied Southeast Asia. Vietnam is part of Southeast Asia.
Japan didn't invade Germany. During World War II, Japan actually joined Germany. It was part of the Axis which included Germany, Italy and Japan. After the United States declared war on Japan, Italy and Germany, as Japan's allies, declared war on the United States.
Japan did not invade Hawaii during World War II because their main objective was to attack the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, which they did on December 7, 1941. Invading Hawaii would have required more resources and manpower than Japan had available at the time.
Asia for the asians
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Japan! :d
To dominate the Pacific region and possess all of its resources. The Japanese believe they are superior to all other nations, and at that time, they were trying to create an empire across all of east Asia.
Europe (mostly eastern), russia, poland, that area. Who did Italy, Germany, and Japan invade in World War II
No, they lacked the men and materials to invade USA so far from Japan
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