Imperial Japan
Controlled Taiwan from 1895 to 1945, using it as a springboard for expansion into Southeast Asia, promoting a "Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere."
Videos Mentioning Imperial Japan

#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
All-In Podcast
Mentioned in a hypothetical scenario of US companies being bullish on an adversary before WWII.

Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline | Lex Fridman Podcast #197
Lex Fridman
Referenced as one of the nations (along with the Nazis) that Jocko Willink believed justified intervention in World War II due to their efforts to impose their will on other nations.

A Strategic Deep Dive on TikTok, The Boiling Moat of Taiwan, and China’s Next-Gen Statecraft (4K)
Tim Ferriss
Controlled Taiwan from 1895 to 1945, using it as a springboard for expansion into Southeast Asia, promoting a "Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere."

Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
All-In Podcast
Cited as one of the four historical powers that threatened to become regional hegemons, against whom the U.S. played a key role in opposing.