The Japanese targeted the Dutch East Indies for expansion because the area had several resources such as rubber.
Japanese Interest in Dutch East Indies
During the second World War, the Japanese targeted the Dutch East Indies to add to their empire because it had several resources that the Japanese didn't and needed.
With Holland having been conquered by the Germans, the Dutch East Indies easily fell to Japan.
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