"Japan invaded Manchuria to create belated empires though with less overtly genocidal intentions."
Given the number of people the Japanese killed at Nanking[1] alone, I don't think this is a true statement. This site[2] (at and edu) puts it around 6 million total.
Given the number of people the Japanese killed at Nanking[1] alone, I don't think this is a true statement. This site[2] (at and edu) puts it around 6 million total.
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre
2) https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/SOD.CHAP3.HTM