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1931 in Japan

  • Japanese invasion of ManchuriaBy the end of the 1920s, 39.4 percent of all colonial financial investments went into Manchuria. This massive economic stake created a fragile dependency for…
  • Mukden incidentJapanese economic presence and political interest in Manchuria had been growing ever since the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
  • Lytton ReportLord Lytton led a team of four other men to investigate the conflict. Major-General Frank Ross McCoy represented the United States.