The Empire of Japan had been expanding its territory since the First Sino-Japanese and the Russo-Japanese War, before World War I through the colonisation of Taiwan and Korea. In 1931, Japan invaded and conquered … See more

The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific The… See more

The decision by Japan to attack the United States remains controversial. Study groups in Japan had predicted ultimate disaster in a war between Japan and the U.S., and the Japanese economy was already straining to keep up … See more