THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR 27
Japanese empire map, c. 1939
The red areas of this map show Japan’s
empire in 1930 including Korea and
Taiwan; the right-hand pink area shows
conquests of 1931–1933, including
Manchuria. The pink tint shows gains in
China by 1937, and the orange tint shows
gains made in 1938–1939.US_026_027_Sino-Japanese_War.indd 27 20/03/19 12:51 PM