<Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Japanese victory </P> <Ul> <Li> A significant loss of prestige for the Qing Empire </Li> <Li> Joseon removed from the Qing Empire's vassalage </Li> <Li> Korean Peninsula transferred to Japanese sphere of influence </Li> <Li> Treaty of Shimonoseki </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> A significant loss of prestige for the Qing Empire </Li> <Li> Joseon removed from the Qing Empire's vassalage </Li> <Li> Korean Peninsula transferred to Japanese sphere of influence </Li> <Li> Treaty of Shimonoseki </Li> </Ul> <Li> A significant loss of prestige for the Qing Empire </Li> <Li> Joseon removed from the Qing Empire's vassalage </Li>

Shortly after defeating china in the sino-japanese war japan