Until 1917, Japanese forces stayed mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. Some of its warships took part in the hunt for the German light cruiser Emden in the East Indies and Indian Ocean, and for Admiral Maximilian von Spee’s (1861-1914) German East Asiatic Squadron in the Pacific Ocean. The Imperial Japanese Navy also helped escort ANZAC troop carriers across the Indian Ocean.
Moreover, said German island groups in Micronesia had been occupied by Japan. Qingdao was taken on 7 November 1914 by a largely Japanese land and naval force, with token British participation. Japan declared war against Germany in 1914 in the spirit of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902, with the aim of capturing the German base of Qingdao on mainland China and occupying the German Marshall, Caroline, and Marianas (except Guam) island groups in Micronesia.
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