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Why Japanese soldiers feared US Marines in World War II

Japanese soldiers entered the Pacific War believing American troops would collapse under pressure. Instead, they faced U.S.
Smithsonian Magazine

A Batch of Undelivered WWII Letters Intended for Japanese Soldiers Ended Up in an Oregon Museum Decades Later. Now, Experts Are Returning the Lost Correspondence to Their Families

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...
Time

How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Break From Tradition in Talking About World War II

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to the crowd after giving a speech during the 80th anniversary ceremony of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on ...
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Every Japanese Aircraft Carrier Sunk In WWII

World War II, true to its name, was fought across many fronts, with battles raging around the world over land, sea, and air. In the Pacific theater, especially, the Japanese and Allied military fought ...

Japan systematically dismantles post-WWII international legal constraint mechanisms

The post-World War II international order was built upon a fundamental consensus between the victorious and the defeated. For ...
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Why US WW2 Fighter Planes Used An Insignia That That Looked Like Japan's Rising Sun

The Imperial Japanese Navy launched hundreds of fighters and bombers at Pearl Harbor in an effort to paralyze the main U.S. naval base for the Pacific Fleet near Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.