Why did Japan want to expand its territory into Manchuria? to antagonize Russia to create a hybrid Japanese and Chinese cultural identity to develop the land as part of a new imperial palace to support its growing population

Explanation:

The answer is given in the question

The Empire of Japan[c] was a historical nation-state[d] and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan.[8] It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories.

the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.

the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.

c. reserves power to the states and people