No, Japan did not acquire any colonies in Africa during the Scramble for Africa, which took place in the late 19th century. While European powers raced to claim territories on the African continent, Japan was focusing its efforts on modernization and expansion in Asia.
During this period, Japan was undergoing the Meiji Restoration, which aimed to transform the country into a modern industrial nation. Japan’s primary interests lay in expanding its influence in East Asia, particularly in territories such as Korea and Taiwan.
Although Japan did not participate in the colonization of Africa, it did gain recognition as a formidable power in the international arena after its victorious war against Russia in 1905. This victory established Japan as an emerging global power and laid the groundwork for its own imperial ambitions, but those ambitions were directed more towards Asia rather than Africa.