A. The need for natural resources
Explanation:
Japan was one of the first Asian countries to get industrialized/ westernized. With industrialization requires the needs of natural resources, therefore the Japanese sought out territorial expansion to gain more resources from captured territories.
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The answer is the the empire was conquered and exploited by Pizarro and other Europeans.
