Reflecting the expansionism of the Japanese Empire literary works of the 20s and the 30s were often set in the neighboring regions

2) Reflecting the expansionism of the Japanese Empire, literary works of the 20s and the 30s were often set in the neighboring regions. Yokomitsu Riichi’s Shaighai, is set in the busy international city of Shanghai, Yuasa Katsuei’s “Kannani” in Colonial Korea, and Kobayashi Takiji’s Crab Cannery Ship in the Sea of Okhotsk where the tension with Russia and China was rising. In these works, Japan is redefined in relation to those places in Asia. Choose two from the above-mentioned texts and discuss how these texts describe Japan’s relationship with its setting. While discussing this, you need to address the language of colonialism and/or nationalism. Make sure to use the keywords and incorporate them into your essay. Keywords: nationalism, Asia, Marxism, the colony, the body