The Russo-Japanese War of [[1904]]-[[1905|05]] brought Japan even further onto the world stage, becoming the second non-Western power to defeat a Western power in war<ref>Ethiopia defeated Italy in 1896.</ref>, and expanding its colonial empire to now include [[Korea]], which became a Japanese protectorate as a result of this war.
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The Russo-Japanese War of [[1904]]-[[1905|05]] brought Japan even further onto the world stage, becoming the second non-Western power to defeat a Western power in war<ref>Ethiopia defeated Italy in 1896.</ref>, and expanding its colonial empire to now include [[Colonial Korea|Korea]], which became a Japanese protectorate as a result of this war.