page_title: Continental Policy (Japan)
section_title: Actions
hierarchical_section_title: Continental Policy (Japan) / Japan’s plan and actions / Actions
caption_attribution_description: Mainland Policy English: Mainland Policy &#160;&#160; Japan &#160;&#160; First stage, occupy Formosa &#160;&#160; Second Stage, occupy Korea &#160;&#160; Third Stage, occupy Manchuria &#160;&#160; Last Stage, occupy China(Failed) 中文: 大陸政策 &#160;&#160; Japan &#160;&#160; 第一階段，佔領台灣 &#160;&#160; 第二階段，佔領朝鮮 &#160;&#160; 第三階段，佔領滿洲 &#160;&#160; 第四階段，佔領中國（失敗） 日本語: 大陸政策
context_page_description: Japan's Continental Policy refers to a Pan-Asian strategy pursued by Japan, especially the Imperial Japanese Army, between the Meiji Restoration and Japan's expansion during World War II. The policy's major aim was to conquer Japan's neighboring countries such as Korea and China to dominate East Asia.
context_section_description: Japan's first modern foreign action was the conquering of Ryukyu by the Satsuma Domain in 1879. However, this was not a part of a wider plan, and was done on the prerogative of the Satsuma Domain. Then, Japan won the First Sino-Japanese War and annexed Taiwan and Penghu in 1895. Following that, Japan built up a puppet state in Korea with the excuse of pacifying the Donghak Peasant Revolution. Japan finally occupied Korea in 1910.
  In 1932, Japan captured Manchuria and built the puppet state of Manchukuo. Japan attacked China in 1937 and tried to finish the Continental Policy. But Japan failed to conquer China and lost in World War II, costing Japan all of her overseas land. This also symbolized the end of Japan's expansion and the failure of the Continental Policy.
caption:   Japan   First stage, occupy Taiwan(Formosa）   Second Stage, occupy Korea   Third Stage, occupy Manchuria   Last Stage, occupy China(Failed)
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