The Misconception of Japan as a Small Island Nation—and the Responsibility It Entails (Part 4)
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The Fervor of 1905 and Japan as Seen from Outside
In 1905, lantern processions celebrating victory in the Russo-Japanese War lit up the nights of Tokyo. Inside Japan, the story spread that small Japan had defeated the great power Russia, and celebrations followed. European soldiers and intellectuals saw the same event differently. A modernized Asian state had militarily defeated one of the European powers.
