19世纪，日本接受了西方的主权国家概念，占领了琉球国(现在的冲绳)，后来又凭借武力将亚洲许多地区并入其短命的帝国之中。

Japan, which in the 19th century took on board western notions of the sovereign state, absorbed Ryukyu (now Okinawa) and went on forcibly to incorporate much of Asia into its short-lived empire.

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但是如果他们凭借他们自己的资源而且能够使用武力，那么他们很少会冒严重的危险。

But when they depend on their own resources and can use force, then only seldom do they run the risk of grave danger.

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但是如果他们凭借他们自己的资源而且能够使用武力，那么他们很少会冒严重的危险。

But when they depend on their own resources and can use force, then only seldom do they run the risk of grave danger.

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