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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is a history book written by John W. Dower and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1999. [1] The book covers the difficult social, economic, cultural and political situation of Japan in the aftermath of World War II and the nation's occupation by the Allies between August 1945 and April 1952, delving into topics such as the administration ...
Debt of Honor is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 17, 1994. A direct sequel to The Sum of All Fears (1991), Jack Ryan becomes the National Security Advisor when a secret cabal of Japanese industrialists seize control of their country's government and wage war on the United States.
Unlike North American baseball, Japanese baseball games may end in a tie. [3] If the score is tied after nine innings of play, up to three additional innings will be played; this includes the playoffs, but not the Japan Series going beyond Game 7. If there is no winner after 12 innings, the game is declared a tie; these games count as neither a ...
The Japanese Monographs [2] are a series of operational histories, written by former officers of the Japanese army and navy, of Japanese actions in China during World War II. The 187 monographs were prepared under the direction of General Headquarters of the U.S. Far East Command beginning in 1945.
Of the nearly 160,000 citizens of Japanese descent living in Hawaii, fewer than 2,000 were confined. [6] There are also three panels that feature 1) the names of Japanese Americans who died fighting in World War II, 2) inscribed writings by Japanese American writers such as Bill Hosokawa, 3) quotes by presidents Harry S. Truman and Ronald Reagan.
The reorganization of the army and the navy during the Meiji period boosted Japanese military strength, allowing the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy to achieve major victories, such as during the First Sino-Japanese war and the Russo-Japanese War. The IJAF also served in WW1 and WW2.
Here's what to know about the series history between Michigan and Washington, including all-time meetings and head-to-head records, ahead of Saturday's game:
It was the final 130th regular season game for both the Giants and the Dragons that season, and both teams entered the game tied for first place in the CL with identical win–loss records of 69–60. The winner of the game decided who would be the league champion and the CL representative in the 1994 Japan Series.