Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902

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The Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 was a landmark military and political agreement between Britain and Japan that reshaped early 20th-century international relations, particularly in East Asia.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
military alliance
political alliance
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902
surface form: Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance (1902)
containsClause mutual assistance if either party was at war with two or more powers
mutual neutrality if either party was at war with a single power
no separate peace without consent of the other party
countryOfOrigin Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

United Kingdom
dateSigned 1902-01-30
historicalSignificance contributed to containment of Russian influence in the Far East
first military alliance between a Western great power and an Asian power in the modern era
marked end of British policy of splendid isolation
reshaped balance of power in East Asia
influencedEvent British neutrality in Russo-Japanese War
Japanese naval operations against Russia
Russo-Japanese War
inForceDuring 1904–1905
Russo-Japanese War
language English
Japanese
locationSigned London, England
surface form: London
motivatedBy British concern over defense of India
British desire to end diplomatic isolation
Japanese desire for recognition as a great power
Russian expansion in Manchuria
purpose deterrence of Russian expansion in East Asia
mutual defense against attack by more than one power
mutual recognition of interests in East Asia
protection of British interests in China
protection of Japanese interests in Korea
regionAffected China
East Asia
Korea
relatedTo British Empire
Great Game
Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period
renewalClause automatic renewal unless denounced 12 months before expiry
revisedAs Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1905)

Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1911)
signatory Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

United Kingdom
signedBy Hayashi Tadasu
Lord Lansdowne
supersededBy Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1905)
termLength 5 years
yearSigned 1902

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Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902
Four-Power Treaty replaced Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902
this entity surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 revisedAs Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1905)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 revisedAs Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1911)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 supersededBy Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1905)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902 alsoKnownAs Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902
subject surface form: Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance (1902)