For less complication like these people post here you are "The United States saw the Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens."
What’s the official language of the Bahamas? English
<span>Ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own country is the “center” of the world in a cultural or historical standpoint</span>
Have you ever heard about Louis and Clark and Sacagawea? Anywho after the territory was bought from France Jefferson, the president at the time, sent a group of men to explore the territory. They were led by Louis and Clark, they met an Indian tribe and an Indian woman helped them on their journey.
The Japanese justified their imperialism in multiple different ways, depending on what territory is in question.
For China, there was a fake attack on Japanese property, performed by the Japanese themselves, so they invaded Manchuria with the justification that their citizens were in danger.
Korea and Taiwan were justified in the sense that some countries had colonies which they used for resources and as market for their products, so the Japanese justified it in the manner that they also deserve to have such territories.
For some territories they conquered there was no real justification though, and the Japanese didn't really bothered with making excuses anymore.