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1902: Japan signs treaty with UK to stop Russian expansion into east asia.
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1905: Japan wins war against Russia and gains worldwide status
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WW1: Japan joins the allies, in response Japan sees the opportunity of industrialising.
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1926: Hirohito becomes emperor of japan.
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1931: Japs take manchuria
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1937: Japan begins invasion of china, in the process of bombing shenzhen, some bombs fall in HK, Hong Kong remains under British rule.
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1941: Japan joins the big bad trio along with Germany and her sidekick Italy!