China was interested in Korea because they saw them as an important trading partner and also a military outpost. Japan was interested for them to open 3 ports to trade and also similar to China's reason. They then made a hands-off agreement saying that they would not send their armies to Korea.
Korea was desirable to both china and japan because it was in a convenient location. Korea also had a lot of resources.
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Japan, China, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos.
Diffusion from Korea and China
Japan was already seperated from China from the start, and Korea became seperated from mainland China by Japanese influence expanding in Korea after Sino-Japanese war in 1895.
china and japan fought against each other for control of Korea
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The neighboring countries of North Korea are South Korea, China, Russia, Japan, and Mongolia.
Japan fought against China and Korea.
China and North Korea have poorer economy compare to South Korea and Japan.
Japan is closer to Korea than China. The distance between Japan and Korea is about 210 kilometers (130 miles) across the Korea Strait, while the distance between Japan and China is around 1000 kilometers (620 miles) across the East China Sea.
Japan is by China, the coasts of North Korea and South Korea and next to the sea of Japan.
Japan has no bordering countries since it is made of islands. The five closest countries to Japan are (in order) Russia, South Korea, North Korea, China, and Taiwan. North and South Korea, Russia and China.
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The four countries closest to Japan are China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea.
The Neighbors Of Japan Are RUSSIA AND CHINA
Japan, China, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos.