Foreign domination of China was furthered by the Empire of Japan, which controlled most of East Asia and much of Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Pacific islands during this era; Japan's domination was enabled by its rapid rise that had taken place during the Meiji era of the late 19th century, in which it applied industrial knowledge learned from the West and thus overtook the rest of Asia.
fˈɔːɹən dˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv tʃˈaɪnə wʌz fˈɜːðɚd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌv dʒəpˈæn, wˌɪtʃ kəntɹˈoʊld mˈoʊst əv ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə ænd mˈʌtʃ ʌv sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə, nˈuː ɡˈɪni ænd ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈaɪləndz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs ˈiəɹə; dʒəpˈænz dˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz ɛnˈeɪbəld baɪ ɪts ɹˈæpɪd ɹˈaɪz ðæt hæd tˈeɪkən plˈeɪs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈeɪdʒi ˈiəɹə ʌvðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɐplˈaɪd ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ lˈɜːnd fɹʌmðə wˈɛst ænd ðˈʌs ˌoʊvɚtˈʊk ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˈeɪʒə.