In the mid and late 19th century Japan searched for the best instructors in western military science. They selected the French to instruct their army & the Britain to train their navy. After the French were defeated by Germany during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, Japan exchanged their French instructors for German Cadre for their army; but retained their British Cadre for their navy. With training completed; The Japanese Army & Navy tested themselves against China during the 1st Sino-Japanese war of 1894. With victory complete; The Japanese corrected any shortcomings, and rebuilt & re-supplied and went to war with Czarist Russia in 1904-1905. With victory again completed; they learned new lessons (they didn't want to fight Russia anymore!), re-grouped, re-paired, re-armed, and joined the Allies during WWI (1914-1918). Taking German possessions thru-out Asia and the Pacific, they fortified them in preparation for the future (WWII). From the 1930's until Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Japanese CONTINUED (mostly in Manchuria) to train (practice), and train (practice), and train (practice).
Like it's ally, Germany. Japan drafted it's men to build an army.
People volunteered
poorly timed ;D
imperialism (the desire to build a large empire)
US Army GEN Douglas MacArthur set the guidelines.
The largest "Army" of World War 2 was the Allied Force sent on D-Day (Invasion of Normandy) and the other largest army was the Russian forces that went against the Nazis. Japan had a huge force too but a large majority of them were killed on the islands and in sunken ships.
People volunteered
Japanize armie
Army War College - Japan - ended in 1945.
Army War College - Japan - was created in 1882.
Hideki Tojo.
yes
The beginning of Japan's quest for the empire began with Sino-Japanese war of 1894 and ended after World War 2
Japan but they failed...epicly
Japan
Germany had a strong army. Japan had a strong navy.
US Army General Douglas MacArthur.
The Yakuza (just kidding). They were called the Kwangtung Army.