Meanwhile, externally, the possession of islands, such as the Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Kurile Islands and Sakhalin was established, nearly settling the present territory of Japan.
また対外的にも、琉球列島や小笠原諸島、千島列島や樺太といった列島の諸島の領有を確立し、現在の日本の領土をほぼ確定させた。