Bold expansion
Claiming territory
A rising empire
Colonial policy
Assassinations
An empress dies
Provocations
Intrigue and occupy
Without warning
Lack of Declarations
As warfare fulfills
Industrial ambitions

Securing reserves
With merciless repressions
Vast raw materials
Obtained by submission
The annexation
Of Korea
Prepare for invasion
Rich Manchuria

Illegal province
Unrecognized by Chang
The Kwantung army
Challenges the Kuomintang

Head for war!

September 19th
1931
Incident at Mukden
Fatal explosion
Sealing world's karma
A war's detonation

Off to war!