Expenditures of the Russo-Japanese war / by Gotaro Ogawa.

32 EXPENDITURES OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR
Korea. Hereupon the foreign affairs of Korea fell into the
hands of Japan, and there was no longer any necessity for the
powers to retain their representatives in Korea. The ministers withdrew from Seoul, headed by the British Minister
who left on November 30. The diplomatic business concerning Korea thus came to be conducted through the ministers in Tokyo. And the Residency General and subordinate
residencies opened official business on February I of the following year, I906.
The material results acquired by Japan from the war with
Russia have been described in the foregoing paragraphs. Her
moral acquisitions were by no means small. The international
prestige of Japan in the Far East enormously increased after
the war. It came to be recognized that Japan had the strength
to prevent any other power from interfering in affairs of the
Far East without her consent. Japan's position as a firstclass power was thus established.