Japan wanted to expand its borders and looked for nations to colonize. in 1896, japan convinced to open its ports to trade with japan. however, china controlled much of korea���s trade. this conflict led to the war. japan emerged victorious in this war. it captured part of , which had been under chinese occupation.

In Sino-Japanese War between 1894-95, Japanese troops scored quick and overwhelming victories on both land and sea. By March 189, Japanese had successfully invaded Shandong province and Manchuria and had fortified posts that commanded the sea approaches to Beijing. So the answer for the question above is Shandong and Manchuria.