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crisis in japan

growing military influence in Japanese politics

Overpopulation

Thus the crisis in Japan due to overpopulation led to the outbreak of war as Japan's expansion brought it into conflict with countries like the USA.

Hence the need to cater to the needs of a growing population provided the justification for expansion into other countries such as Manchuria, China and eventually Southeast Asia.

Such a solution gained more popularity as the militarists gained greater influence in the government.

This problem fed Japan's growing expansionist ambitions, as the occupation of more territories meant access to land to house its growing population and resources to meet the needs of the people, and seemed to be the solution to its problem.

Japan's rapid population growth resulted in increased demand for housing, goods and jobs, and this put additional strain on the country's limited resources.

economic crisis

Thus the economic crisis, worsened by the Great Depression, led Japan to pursue an aggressive foreign policy as a solution to its economic woes. This eventually led to Japan's conquest of Manchuria and Southeast Asia and started the war in the Asia-Pacific,

Thus the economic crisis caused by rising population, lack of arable land and worsened by the Great Depression caused discontent among the Japanese and made many lose faith in - The disillusionment led many to support the militarists, who advocated expansion into other countries as a solution to Japan's economic woes.

This worsened the shortage of arable land for farming. Together with the use of traditional people. This caused dissatisfaction towards the government. farming methods, these resulted in severe food shortages and led to sufferings among the The lives of the people also worsened during the Great Depression when protectionism practised by countries like the USA resulted in a falling demand for Japanese imports, For instance, the price of silk fell to one-fifth its original price. This affected the livelihood of many Japanese, as unemployment and bankruptcy increased.

Japan's population rose by about 40% between 1900 and 1930.