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After China rejected Japan's revised proposal on 26 April 1915, the genrō intervened and deleted ‘Group 5’ from the document, as these had proved to be the most objectionable to the Chinese government. A reduced set of "Thirteen Demands" was transmitted on May 7 in the form of an ultimatum, with a two-day deadline for response.
Japan participated in World War I from 1914 to 1918 as a member of the Allies/Entente and played an important role against the Imperial German Navy.Politically, the Japanese Empire seized the opportunity to expand its sphere of influence in China, and to gain recognition as a great power in postwar geopolitics.
January 18 – Twenty-One Demands from Japan to China are made. March unknown date – A tool brand, Makita founded, as predecessor name was Makita Electronics Manufacturing. [page needed] March 25 – 1915 Japanese general election: The Rikken Dōshikai party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 153 of the 381 ...
The history of China–Japan relations spans thousands of years through trade, cultural exchanges, friendships, and conflicts. Japan has deep historical and cultural ties with China; cultural contacts throughout its history have strongly influenced the nation – including its writing system [a] architecture, [b] cuisine, [c] culture, literature, religion, [d] philosophy, and law.
The Sino-Japanese Joint Defence Agreement was a series of secret military unequal treaties between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, signed in May 1918.Drawn up following China's entry into the First World War on the part of the Allied Powers, the agreements, which were concluded in secrecy, granted Japan numerous military privileges within Chinese territory along the Sino-Russian ...
In January 1915, Japan issued an ultimatum called the Twenty-One Demands to the Chinese government. They included Japanese control of former German rights, 99-year leases in southern Manchuria, an interest in steel mills, and concessions regarding railways. [9]
These included intentions for expanding Japanese interests in southern Manchuria, eastern Mongolia, in addition to the confirmation of Japan's seizure of German ports in China's Shandong province. In early 1915, Japan's submission of the twenty-one demands were revealed to the Chinese public, causing an increase in political tension and ...
January 8 — Imperial Japanese government issues the Twenty-One Demands to the Chinese; May 15–21 – The Far Eastern Championship Games take place in Shanghai. [1] May 25 Treaty of Kyakhta (1915) the Yuan government accepts four out of the five set of demands issued in the Twenty-One Demands; December 12 — Empire of China (1915–1916)