What is Japan’s Policy over the west?

In 1904, Tokyo challenged Russia in the Russo – Japanese War and this victory over Russia advanced the Japanese empire which gained de facto control over much of Northeast Asia – Sakhalin and the Kuril islands came under Japanese rule and it controlled Korea; the victory over Russia, the first by an Asian over a Western country, raised hopes throughout the region that the West could be beaten at its own game. This was an era of unprecedented influence for Japan throughout Asia, derived not only from military prowess but as a symbol of modernization by a process of synthesizing new ideas with indigenous culture . Western science and technology were well received in Japan; Japan became model, tutor and leader to eager Asians everywhere – thousands of students flocked to Japan, majority from China; Asian nationalist movements found in Japan a haven and source of support. But already, the vital problem of Japanese foreign policy in the decades ahead was emerging – that of preserving the thin line between acceptable leadershipin Asia and unwelcome domination.

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