大正时代(1912—1926年)、昭和时代前期(1926—1945年)是日本迅速崛起并最终走上侵略扩张道路的时期。

Taisho era (1912-1926) and early Showa era (1926-1945) were the period that Japan rapid rose and eventually took to the road of aggression and expansion.

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There's a steady cultural continuum, not evidence of destruction as we would expect for a big invasion.

这里却有稳定的文化连续性，没有摧毁的证据，如我们所预期的大侵略。

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