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Throughout the war, Japanese propaganda presented the recurring theme of Japan as a "civilized" power (that supported free trade and would implicitly allow foreign businesses into the resource-rich region of Manchuria) vs. Russia the "uncivilized" power (that was protectionist and wanted to keep the riches of Manchuria all to itself).
The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese: 旅順口海戦, Hepburn: Ryojunkō Kaisen) [2] of 8–9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War.It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the neutral Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria, and continued with an engagement the following morning; further skirmishing off Port Arthur would ...
The idea of encouraging mass migration to Manchuria was conceived by Katō Kanji, among others, who wished to help agricultural communities in mainland Japan who were suffering from the Shōwa financial crisis by assisting their migration into mainland China; simultaneously establishing a Japanese military presence via the stationing of Tondenhei troops in the area with the purpose of ...
Japan used the name "Manchuria" to convey the idea of a contested region distinct from China while China insisted on its ownership of the region by rejecting the name "Manchuria". Japanese colonists who returned to Japan from Manchukuo in the post-war period used terms such as Manshu (Manchuria), Man-mō (Manchuria-Mongolia), and Mō-man ...
One out of 11 Shinto shrines built in Indonesia. [32] The Japanese divided Indonesia into three separate regions; Sumatra (along with Malaya) was placed under the 25th Army, Java and Madura were under the 16th Army, while Borneo and eastern Indonesia were controlled by the 2nd South Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) based in Makassar.
About the Battle of Midway between Japan and the United States in 1942. The Bridge on the River Kwai: 1957: 1942–1945: About allied prisoners of war forced to work on the Burma Railway during World War II. Letters from Iwo Jima: 2006: 1945: Japanese-language film directed by Clint Eastwood about the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Hiroshima: 1995 ...
The Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905) was the result of tensions between Russia and Japan, grown largely out of rival imperialist ambitions toward Manchuria and Korea. The Japanese army inflicted severe losses against the Russians; however, they were not able to deal a decisive blow to the Russian armies.
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria took place in 1931 following the Mukden Incident, a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel from the Kwantung Army as a pretext for invasion. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The region was subsequently separated from Chinese control and the Japanese-aligned puppet state of Manchukuo was created. [ 19 ]