How did militarism affect the foreign policy of Japan from 1914-1937?

Question: How did militarism affect the foreign policy of Japan from 1914-1937!?

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In the US, Congress retains control of the military, both through tradition and via the budget process!. The Japanese constitution at the time, though, gave the military primacy over the Diet at the time, if they were at war, and almost on an equal footing with the Emperor himself!. Since Hirohito had been brought up in strict military training, he was certainly no counter!. So the military, looking on its excursions in China as the equivalent of the US expansion westward a few decades earlier, had no civilian checks to limit their power!. The Kwantung army was almost a private army owned by its generals as a consequence of the constitutional provision!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Japanese army was out of control during these years, running amok in China and making a mockery of foreign policy, since diplomats could do little but try to make excuses after the fact and offer empty promises about the future!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Japan's foreign policy during that time was creating an empire in Asia and the Pacific!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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