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!