Download this dictionary. The king is dead, long live the king! The King is dead, long live The King! (; ; ; ), or simply Long live The King!, is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries. In modern times, it has become a popular phrasal template.
In 1937 Japan invaded China and, after the collapse of France, moved to acquire bases in French Indo-China-this led by degrees to the war in the Pacific, especially after the US oil embargo in July 1941(6). Japan struck at US and UK bases in Dec.1941. The most obvious target was a full-scale invasion of Manchuria.
Conflicts of interests in Korea between China and Japan led to the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95. Japan defeated China, received Taiwan, but was forced by Russia, France and Germany to return other territories. The so called Triple Intervention caused the Japanese army and navy to intensify their rearmament.