The Russo-Japanese War of 1904 was a military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power. The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. In 1898, Russia had pressured China into granting it a lease for the strategically important port of Port Arthur in southern …showed first 75 words of 947 total…

…showed last 75 words of 947 total…business friendliness is the growing realization that each country has things the other wants. Besides Japan's desire for Siberian oil and Russia's interest in Japanese investment...Lately, the desire for oil and gas integration has been pushing the territorial dispute to the back burner." (Brooke, NY Times) Brooke, James. "Japan and Russia Working Hard to Build Economic Ties." New York Times 23 Jan. 2004 natl. Ed. Kort, Michael. The Soviet Colossus New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2001